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Residents urge state and county help to fix Jarvis Plantation Road as 'orphan roads' bill advances
Summary
Property owners told the Surry County Board of Commissioners that Jarvis Plantation Road has degraded into a mile of unpaved, poorly drained roadway and asked the county to help secure state funding tied to a proposed 'Orphan Roads' grant (House Bill 159) that would cap awards at $250,000 and require a local match.
Residents who rely on Jarvis Plantation Road urged the Surry County Board of Commissioners on May 4 to help secure state assistance to repair roughly one mile of unpaved road that they say has become hazardous and difficult to access.
Sandra Swain, who said she represents property owners served by Jarvis Plantation Road, told the board the road was not brought up to state specifications when the area was developed and has become an "orphan road" that the North Carolina Department of Transportation will not adopt for maintenance. She described mail and school-bus service curtailed by the condition, counted roughly 161 potholes along the unpaved mile and said many residents cannot afford to bring the road up to DOT standards.
"We just need…
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