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Madison County adopts VDOT secondary six‑year plan after public hearing, requests local cost estimates
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 2026‑11 to adopt VDOT’s secondary six‑year plan after a VDOT presentation and board questions about safety projects, trench widening and prioritization; staff will return with cost estimates and a ride‑along review of several intersections.
Madison County’s Board of Supervisors on May 20 adopted Resolution 2026‑11, approving the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) secondary six‑year plan after a public hearing and a presentation by the resident engineer.
Carrie Shepherd, VDOT resident engineer, told the board the Press roundabout project is entering a right‑of‑way phase this month and remains on schedule for advertisement in 2027. She also said the Route 749 (Moon Road) bridge replacement will be added to VDOT’s list next month and a maintenance bridge replacement should be finished within weeks. On traffic signals, Shepherd said a countywide signal‑timing coordination project for Route 29 through Madison has been implemented and that adding a crosswalk at Washington Street would be “extremely challenging” because an additional side‑road phase cuts into green time for 29.
"The signal coordination project took Madison County as a whole and timed all the lights on 29 through Madison to keep things moving," Shepherd said.
Board members asked VDOT to provide written signal‑timing findings and to follow up with cost estimates for potential crosswalk or pedestrian improvements. Shepherd also confirmed Twyman’s Mill Road is a candidate for trench‑widening work and said the county could consider using upcoming safety improvement allocations to pay for smaller scale projects; Madison receives roughly $50,000 per year in that funding category, she said.
Supervisors pressed staff to perform site visits and bring back rough cost estimates and funding‑bucket recommendations. One board member emphasized a recent serious crash at the Arrington‑Hoover intersection and urged the county to prioritize sight‑distance fixes and to explore right‑of‑way constraints.
After discussion, the board closed the public hearing, moved to adopt the resolution supporting the listed projects in the VDOT plan, and approved Resolution 2026‑11 by voice vote. The board asked VDOT to provide the requested analyses and for county staff to coordinate a ride‑along to inspect several candidate locations prior to any additional funding commitments.
The board’s next procedural step is the implementation of the adopted plan in coordination with VDOT; staff said they will return with more specific cost estimates and any recommended next steps.
