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Culpeper supervisors ask VDOT to restrict through trucks on Mitchell Road
Summary
The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors voted to ask VDOT to designate Route 652 (Mitchell Road) between Routes 522 and 615 as a through‑truck restricted route; county staff said VDOT acts only after a board resolution and that local enforcement would involve the sheriff's office.
The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors voted to request that the Virginia Department of Transportation designate Route 652 (Mitchell Road) between Route 522 and Route 615 as a through‑truck restricted route.
County Administrator John Agerson told the board that VDOT will implement a restriction only after the board adopts a resolution and that the county must agree to provide some enforcement through the sheriff's office. "This is a designation VDOT would need to put in place, but they will only do so upon the adoption of a resolution by the board requesting that they do so, and agreeing that we'll provide some enforcement through our Sheriff's Office," Agerson said.
During the public hearing, residents asked for clarification about the map showing the proposed restriction and expressed support for keeping large trucks on Route 522 and off local back roads. One speaker said limiting trucks from back roads would reduce potholes and maintenance needs.
A board member moved to adopt the resolution asking VDOT to make Mitchell Road a through‑truck restricted route; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. No formal tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board's resolution asks VDOT to act and signals the county's willingness to assist with enforcement. The next step is for the county to transmit the resolution to VDOT and for VDOT to complete its local traffic engineering review and formal designation process.
