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Residents urge wider paving, guardrails and safety fixes as Bedford County reviews VDOT six‑year plan
Summary
At a public hearing on April 25, 2022, dozens of Bedford County residents urged the Board of Supervisors to add local unpaved roads to VDOT’s secondary six‑year plan, citing safety hazards, repeated flooding and inadequate school‑bus access. VDOT staff said updated traffic counts and a May 9 work session will guide final project picks.
Residents from multiple districts urged the Bedford County Board of Supervisors on April 25 to expand paving and safety work in VDOT’s draft secondary six‑year plan, citing narrow lanes, repeated washouts and danger for school buses and emergency vehicles.
“ The safety is the highest concern,” Greg Wood said, asking that Bill’s Mill Road be added to the plan after what he described as substantial residential growth in recent decades. Scott Shepherd and other callers said sections of Smyrna Hill and Pike Road remain too narrow, with frequent flooding and multiple impassable periods…
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