JAMES CITY COUNTY — The Virginia Department of Transportation announced it is seeking feedback on potential concepts for a transportation study to address safety and traffic issues along Centerville Road in James City County.
According to VDOT, the study is developing cost-effective, preferred improvements along Centerville Road between Richmond Road and Longhill Road, and on Richmond Road between Lightfoot Road and the Humelsine Parkway westbound ramps. The focus is on improving roadway and pedestrian safety, congestion, multimodal accessibility and connectivity for bicycle, pedestrian and transit users, and Transportation Demand Management needs, it added.
VDOT is inviting residents and travelers to learn more about the study and take an online survey through Jan. 21. A previous survey was conducted in May to identify needs and issues for the study along the same Centerville Road corridor. Community input received through this additional survey will help the study team identify preferred alternatives and determine whether to pursue future funding opportunities, VDOT said.
The survey also has a translation tool for other languages. Comments can also be sent to Jerry.Pauley@VDOT.Virginia.
This study is part of the Project Pipeline program, created by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Project Pipeline is a performance-based planning program to identify cost-effective solutions to multimodal transportation needs in Virginia, VDOT said. Project Pipeline is led by Virginia’s Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment in collaboration with VDOT and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
The study is expected to be completed by this summer. Potential improvements established during the study are only preliminary and are not scheduled or funded as construction projects at this time, VDOT said. The study will recommend projects, solutions, and investment strategies that may be considered for statewide funding programs such as SMART SCALE, Revenue Sharing and Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program, as well as regional and local funding sources.
