VDOT News - Staunton

STAUNTON - The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing concerning sidewalk improvements to Route 11 North (North Valley Pike) in Rockingham County.  The meeting will take place from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at the VDOT Harrisonburg Residency Office, 3536 North Valley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA  22802.

Citizens can come in during the meeting hours and discuss the project on a one-on-one basis with VDOT officials and designers. Written comments can be submitted at the meeting or within 10 days after the meeting date to Mr. Alexander Alvarado, P.E., Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 811 Commerce Road, Staunton, VA  24401-9029. Oral comments can be recorded at the meeting with the assistance of a court reporter.

This project will construct a five-foot wide sidewalk along the west side of Route 11 (North Valley Pike). The sidewalk will extend from Mount Clinton Pike to Jewell Street just north of the City of Harrisonburg. Some portions of the sidewalk will have curb and gutter and others will have shoulders and ditches.

An existing culvert will be lengthened as part of a separate project. The sidewalk will tie into the proposed culvert and cross on the southbound side of Route 11.

The project is 1.05 miles long.

In 2018 Route 11 had an average daily traffic count of 9,538 vehicles per day.  By the design year of 2045 the estimated average daily traffic volume is 17,480 vehicles per day. 

SMART Scale funding of $3,037,558 was awarded to this project in 2019. SMART Scale stands for System for the Management and Allocation of Resources for Transportation. It is a prioritization process that evaluates each project’s merits using key factors, including:  improvements to safety, congestion reduction, accessibility, land use, economic development and the environment.

The total estimated cost for this project is $3 million, including $320,000 for preliminary engineering, $1.1 million for right of way and $1.6 million for construction.

Project plan approval is anticipated for late 2022 with right of way work beginning in mid-2023.  Construction is scheduled for mid-2024.

The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.

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