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Board agrees to reallocate state Smart Scale funds to finish Cook Street extension
Summary
The board voted unanimously to delay a Route 75/Green Springs project and partner with the Town of Abingdon to reallocate Smart Scale funds and unallocated Bristol District money so VDOT can extend Cook Street to Frenchmoor Boulevard, a project estimated at roughly $28.5 million.
County staff and VDOT representatives proposed trading two already-funded projects and using unallocated Bristol District funds so Cook Street could be extended from the previously funded 0.5-mile segment to Frenchmoor Boulevard. Staff said that, together with a portion of the unallocated $9.8 million, the county and town could secure approximately $28.5 million to complete the extension, which would create a new thoroughfare between Exits 17 and 19 and improve traffic flow.
Staff noted the large cost component is a bridge across a creek but that redesign has reduced the bridge length and lowered project cost estimates; the board voted to delay the Route 75 project and move forward with the Cook Street funding trade, subject to the town's concurrence and CTB recommendation via local CTB member Tom Folkes.
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