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VDOT says roundabout re-advertised in January; two county secondary road abandonments proposed
Summary
VDOT updated the board on Ferndale and River Road roundabout delays, recent maintenance work, and proposed abandonments of a spur of Route 673 (Smith Grove Road) and a 0.25-mile section of Route 710 (Cemetery Road). The board heard a public-involvement plan and timeline for possible January action.
The Virginia Department of Transportation told the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 that the Ferndale and River Road roundabout will be re-advertised in January after earlier bids were unsatisfactory, with adjusted traffic-control and lane-closure plans to attract better proposals. "We're adjusting some of the traffic control procedures, detours, and lane closure hours, with anticipation to re-advertise that project in January and get some better bids," Aaron Finch said.
Finch also summarized recent maintenance: crews replaced a culvert on Continental Road, completed grading on unpaved roads in the north county (Marmora, Horse Trail), and nearly finished work on Cherry Hill Road. He said signage and speed limits for a "raw rustic" project on Tranquility Lane have been posted and that preliminary work will begin next summer on the Quaker Road (Route 660 at Route 1) realignment included in the six-year plan.
VDOT presented two proposed abandonments of secondary road segments identified in a system inventory. The first is a spur of Route 673 (Smith Grove Road) that no longer connects as it once did and appears to lie on private property; the second is roughly the last 0.25-mile of Route 710 (Cemetery Road) in the town of McKinney, a single, uninhabited parcel VDOT said "functions more or less as a private roadway." Finch said each abandonment will follow the statutory public-involvement steps, including a 30-day advertisement and, if contested, a public hearing that could result in a January resolution to discontinue the road from the secondary system.
The board asked VDOT to inspect several local streets and to confirm the placement and use of a $250 speeding-supplement sign on Sterling Road; VDOT agreed to check signage and coordinate with the sheriff's office on enforcement practices. The board took no separate vote on the two proposed abandonments at the Nov. 18 meeting; Finch said staff would advertise and report back.
