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VDOT briefs board on secondary six‑year plan; no action taken, joint public hearing planned in April
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Summary
VDOT staff presented the Secondary Six‑Year Plan, outlining telefee and unpaved‑road funding and a prioritized project list (Stevens Road, Ballpark Road, Mountain Valley, Lamontown, Roy Road, among others). The board will hold a joint public hearing with VDOT in April before taking action.
VDOT presented an informational briefing on Botetourt County's Secondary Six‑Year Plan and did not request immediate action. The plan uses two primary state funding streams: telefees (revenues from telecommunications companies that are more flexible but limited to secondary roads) and district grant funds for unpaved roads (eligible if a road carries at least 50 vehicles per day).
Andrew, the VDOT representative, walked the board through the county's current prioritized projects: Stevens Road (hard surfacing), Hunter Green (completed last summer), Ballpark Road (rural‑rustic project with environmental review underway), Mountain Valley Road (extension of prior rural‑rustic work), a short section of Lamontown Road (already funded for next summer), Roy Road (scheduled for 2028), Old Hollow Road (2029), Red Bud Lane (2030) and others scheduled through 2031. He flagged Short Road (Blue Ridge) with an estimated drainage and surfacing cost of about $350,000 and suggested that very large projects like Sugar Tree Hollow (4.5 miles) would likely require phasing.
Why it matters: telefee funds and district unpaved funds come with statutory constraints that dictate eligible uses and timing, and the county receives a relatively larger share of unpaved‑road funds because of its inventory of state‑maintained gravel roads.
Board questions and next steps: board members asked whether projects could be combined to capture contracting efficiencies and whether project sequencing could be optimized; VDOT staff said staff would examine contractor capacity and funding availability. A joint public hearing with VDOT and the county is planned for the April meeting, at which the board would be expected to consider action.
No board action was required tonight and none was taken.
