VDOT lists paving priorities for Charlotte County as Mossingford Bridge faces emergency closure

VDOT Resident Engineer Scott Frederick told the Charlotte County Board of Supervisors that VDOT had prepared maps showing paved and unpaved roads and roads with surface treatments serving more than 50 vehicles per day, and he walked the board through a ranked priority list for surface treatment that begins with Coles Ferry and includes Waddell Nelson (two sections), June Lane, Parson's Road and a series of numbered routes.

Frederick said the list is VDOT's priority order and provided the enumerated roads for the board's consideration. "He reviewed the below list as VDOT's priority list," the meeting record states.

Supervisor Tony Reeves asked whether there was a plan to fix Mossingford Bridge, which has been closed as an emergency. Frederick said he has been contacting the Bridge Office weekly and that the bridge is "in the planning stages; that it was an emergency closure." The board discussed surface treating Double Bridges Road because it is expected to be used as a detour while the Mossingford Bridge work proceeds.

Chairman Gary D. Walker suggested that the county propose including the cost of road pavements in negotiations with solar companies proposing projects in the county. Walker presented the idea as a funding avenue to help cover pavement upgrades tied to increased traffic from private developments.

There were no formal motions or votes recorded on paving or the bridge at the work session. VDOT's priority list and the county's discussion will inform future agenda items and any coordination needed for detour routing and temporary surface treatments.