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VDOT: late-winter savings let crews accelerate road patching; Taylor Hollow work planned
Summary
Virginia Department of Transportation told the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors on May 11 that a busy winter freed maintenance funds that crews have used for widespread patching, pipe work and gravel-hauling, and that a construction project for Taylor Hollow is scheduled for later this summer.
The Virginia Department of Transportation told the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors on May 11 that a heavy winter left more maintenance money available late in the fiscal year, allowing crews to accelerate patching, pipe work and gravel-hauling across the county.
David Clark, the VDOT representative, said crews have focused on patching and maintenance rather than construction so far this season and that a construction project for Taylor Hollow is expected later this summer. “We have a little bit more maintenance money this end of the fiscal year, than we, often do have,” Clark said during the board meeting.
Why it matters: many residents raised specific road concerns during the meeting; VDOT’s…
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