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Board asks VDOT study after residents report rising truck traffic on Buckhorn Quarter Road
Summary
Following a public hearing, the board directed staff to request a VDOT traffic and safety study for Buckhorn Quarter Road after residents and a sand-pit operator described a recent increase in heavy truck traffic and safety concerns; supervisors warned closing the road could shift trucks to an undersized Pope Station crossing.
At a public hearing Sept. 23, Southampton County residents and industry representatives described increased use of Buckhorn Quarter Road by sand and logging trucks and urged the board to act to protect a narrow residential roadway.
Bruce Phillips, whose property includes the sand pit, said he has attempted to reroute inbound trucks to Pope Station Road and…
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