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Consultant lays out Richardson Road industrial park access options; VDOT funding paths explained
Summary
Engineer Sam Carroll (B & B) presented design options for the Richardson Road industrial park entrance, citing 200-foot taper/storage lane requirements and two access approaches (frontage road vs right-in/right-out). County staff outlined VDOT design funding up to $150,000 and implementation options tied to private investment or bonded programs.
Sam Carroll of B & B presented preliminary engineering and master-plan concepts for the Richardson Road industrial park, describing required road geometry and access options and advising the board to pursue cost estimates and VDOT review.
Carroll said the main entrance design will require both taper and storage lanes with minimum lengths of 200 feet each for left- and right-turn movements to accommodate tractor-trailer deceleration: "It requires both taper lane and storage lane, and the minimum lengths of those are 200 feet each." He described a single entrance lane into the park, a wider vehicle…
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