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VDOT outlines $6 million resurfacing plan for Goochland in 2026
Summary
A VDOT resident engineer briefed the board on the agency's resurfacing and pavement‑management program for Goochland County, including nearly 30 primary lane miles and about 54.5 secondary lane miles planned for treatment in 2026 with an estimated value of $6 million and a mid‑November contract completion date.
Philip Frazier, resident engineer with VDOT's Ashland Residency, told the board on March 3 that VDOT's 2026 resurfacing program will focus on a mix of treatments — plant‑mix mill and overlay on primaries, and slurry, cape seal and surface treatments on low‑volume secondaries — and that planned work in Goochland will cover roughly 30 primary lane miles and 54.5 secondary lane miles.
Frazier explained how VDOT ranks routes (based on cracking, rutting, roughness and other condition metrics tied to Commonwealth Transportation Board targets) and how the residency builds a priority list considering field inspections and public requests. He estimated the county's 2026 resurfacing work at about $6,000,000 and said the contract fixed completion date is mid‑November.
The presentation described preventative maintenance (slurry and microsurfacing), corrective treatments (1.5–2 inches of mill and overlay or tar‑and‑chip paired with heavy asphalt patching), and restorative reconstruction (4–6 inch mill and overlay or full‑depth reclamation). Frazier asked residents to report potholes through My VDOT so the residency can schedule repairs.
Frazier also noted Richmond District currently meets CTB performance targets (for example, about 90% of interstate lane miles rated sufficient) and walked the board through how VDOT uses software to inventory visual conditions, manage pavement history and estimate costs from past contracts.
Board members thanked VDOT for recent snow clearance and pothole response, and the board was asked to consider the public dashboard links staff provided to review county and district pavement metrics.
