VDOT recommends five SmartScale projects for Halifax County; board must trim list by March

Feb 18, 2026

A VDOT planner outlined five SmartScale applications for Halifax County—turn lanes, pedestrian work and two roundabouts—and said the board must prioritize four by the March meeting so applications can proceed to the April 1 pre-application deadline.

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Carson Eckhart, Lynchburg District Planner for the Virginia Department of Transportation, presented SmartScale funding options and five recommended applications for Halifax County at a joint meeting of the county planning commission and board. "I'm the Lynchburg District Planner here with VDOT for the Lynchburg District," Eckhart said as he opened the presentation and framed the program's schedule and scoring.

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