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Board asks VDOT to restrict through truck traffic on three county routes after local crashes
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Summary
The King and Queen County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution asking VDOT to restrict through truck traffic on State Routes 632, 633 and 634, citing road narrowness, damaged shoulders and recent overturned trucks; the resolution names Route 14 as the alternate and assigns enforcement to the county sheriff.
The King and Queen County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Oct. 15 to request that the Virginia Department of Transportation restrict through truck traffic on State Routes 632, 633 and 634, citing safety concerns on narrow secondary roads and noting recent overturned trucks.
Supervisor M.R. Berry moved adoption of the resolution and Supervisor M.H. Norman seconded. The resolution states the board's finding that narrow roads with poor drainage and crumbling shoulders are unsuitable for regular truck shortcuts and cites Chapter 580 of the Virginia Administrative Code as the procedural authority for the request. It specifies the segments to be restricted and names Route 14 as an alternate route.
Sheriff Balderson told the board he had compiled crash information for 2022–2024: seven reportable crashes (more than $2,000 in damage) on the roads under consideration, including two overturned trucks, plus eleven non-reportable incidents and several mirror strikes and run-off-the-road events that support residents' safety concerns. Several residents who spoke during the hearing described near-miss incidents and urged restrictions; some asked that other narrow roads, including Rt. 621 (Bruington Road), be added for consideration.
County Administrator Vivian Seay said VDOT advised that vehicles making local deliveries that do not traverse a route's full length are generally not classified as through trucks for restriction purposes; she described this as applying to farm vehicles and deliveries that have local business on the road.
The resolution directs that the County Sheriff's Office enforce any through-truck restriction enacted by VDOT after review by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The board recorded unanimous aye votes: S.C. Alsop, J.L. Simpkins, M.R. Berry, M.H. Norman and C.R. Billups.