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CVTA briefs Goochland supervisors: region-wide projects and $54M delivered to county since 2021
Summary
Central Virginia Transportation Authority leaders updated the board about regional allocations, noting CVTA has directed over $54 million to Goochland since 2021 and highlighting major regional projects including the I-64 gap widening and the Fall Line Trail.
Sean Davis, chair of the Central Virginia Transportation Authority (CVTA), and Executive Director Chet Parsons briefed the Goochland Board of Supervisors on March 4 about CVTAs funding strategy and projects that affect the county.
Parsons described the authoritys revenue sources (a 0.7% regional sales and use tax and a wholesale fuels tax) and explained the distribution rules: roughly 50% of revenues are returned to the jurisdiction where they are raised, 15% goes to GRTC for regional public-transportation improvements, and about 35% is set aside for a regional competitive funding pool.
He highlighted regional projects of direct relevance to Goochland: CVTA contributed to the I-64 Gap project with $100 million in regional leverage funding, committed funds for Route 288 southbound auxiliary lanes and Route 250/288 interchange improvements (Goochland received regional awards including $7.5 million for a 288 auxiliary lane and $7.5 million for the Route 250/288 interchange), and identified the Fall Line Trail as a major regional asset with CVTA committing about $105 million to the project across the region. Parsons said Goochland County has received more than $54 million in CVTA funds since 2021 across several highway and interchange projects.
Davis emphasized the local control aspect of CVTA decision-making and urged Goochland supervisors to continue submitting strong, shovel-ready project applications for future regional rounds. CVTA officials said a fourth regional funding round will open in July and that the authority has bond issuance authority (unused so far) as an option to accelerate larger projects.
Supervisors asked questions about trail marketing and safety for cyclists; CVTA staff said the Fall Line Trail will be promoted through regional tourism and destination marketing and designed to draw cyclists and pedestrians off major roadways.
Next steps: CVTA will open the next regional funding round in July; Goochland staff and supervisors can prepare project applications and follow CVTA guidance on readiness and preliminary engineering.
