VDOT Williamsburg reports 88.7% maintenance‑work‑order completion; lists projects and schedule updates

Williamsburg — Rossy Carroll, VDOT Williamsburg residency administrator, presented the agency’s quarterly maintenance and project report for Sept. 1 through Nov. 30, 2024, at the James City County Board meeting on Dec. 3.

Carroll reported VDOT completed 605 of 682 maintenance work orders in that quarter (an 88.7% completion rate), an 8.4% improvement from the previous report. She reviewed completed and ongoing projects — including guardrail contract award, Croaker Road bridge abutment work, replacement of timber dolphins with composite piles, and sidewalk and bike‑path improvements on Richmond Road — and previewed smart‑scale projects and PM5E plant‑mix schedules for next year.

Carroll described the Jamestown Transfer Bridge conversion from a cable‑driven lift to a hydraulic lift; one structure is near completion and undergoing testing. She said a Route 60 roller‑compacted concrete overlay project has been advertised twice and received no timely bids; a pre‑bid meeting and re‑advertisement were scheduled.

Carroll also outlined intersection safety recommendations (e.g., advance warning signs, restriping, dedicated turn lanes) for specific local intersections and noted traffic studies under way to determine how connector roads are changing local traffic patterns. Board members raised local pothole and pavement‑delamination concerns and asked about schedules for re‑surfacing and sidewalk projects; Carroll said she would follow up with staff and share count and study results when available.