Next week will see three public meetings on local transportation projects.
On July 8, Stafford County’s Department of Capital Projects will hold a meeting about a project to construct a sidewalk along Staffordboro Boulevard.
The $2 million work is part of Stafford’s current $70 million investment in transportation upgrades throughout the community, aiming to improve roadway safety and increase accessibility while decreasing congestion.
The construction of a sidewalk will provide pedestrian accommodations for several communities along Staffordboro. It will connect to existing sidewalks at Staffordboro and Juggins Road Connector, as well as at Staffordboro and Pike Place.
Crosswalks, ADA-accessible ramps and detectable warning surfaces will provide a more accessible sidewalk network, an announcement of the meeting said. There will be several benefits of the project, including:
- A 5-foot sidewalk will be constructed along Staffordboro for approximately 1,200 linear feet between Juggins Road Connector and Pike.
- Crosswalks will be constructed at Juggins Road Connector, Sunningdale Drive and Foxwood Drive, and a mid-block crosswalk after Foxwood across Staffordboro.
- The project also involves designing the ramps and installing detectable warning surfaces.
- And curb and gutter, along with related drainage structures, county waterlines, and a grass buffer strip will be installed between the sidewalk and the road.
Phase 1 of the project is estimated to go from this month to November, with an eastbound right-lane closure on Staffordboro.
Phase 2 will go from approximately December to April with a westbound left-lane closure on Staffordboro. During the entire project, local access on the road will be maintained. Allowable working hours on weekdays are from midnight to 6 a.m., 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. The allowable work hours on Saturdays are from midnight to 9 a.m., and 7 p.m. to midnight.
The meeting about the project will be at 5 p.m. in Conference Room ABC at the George L. Gordon Jr. Government Center (1300 Courthouse Road, Stafford, VA 22554).
Public comment invited on Route 301 intersection project
On July 9, the Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a meeting about a proposed project to enhance safety at the intersection of Route 301 (James Madison Parkway), Route 607 (Port Conway Road) and Route 625 (Salem Church Road) in King George County.
The proposed design of the project would convert the current crossover to a restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT) intersection. This pattern has fewer locations where vehicle paths could overlap and collide, resulting in a crash.
The $3.2 million effort would extend the northbound Route 301 left-turn lane onto Port Conway and extend the southbound Route 301 left-turn lane onto Salem Church.
Through movements and left turns out from Port Conway and Salem Church would be prohibited. Side-street traffic would first turn right and make a U-turn at a dedicated median opening to travel in the desired direction.
The meeting about the project will be from 5-7 p.m. at King George High School, 10100 Foxes Way, King George, VA 22485. In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be held July 16 at the same location and time.
Members of the public can stop by any time between 5 and 7 to review project plans and materials, and ask questions and offer comment. A brief presentation will be at 5:15 p.m.
The public also can view project materials on the project page and submit comments using an online survey.
Comments may be emailed, too, to [email protected]. Please reference “Route 301 at Port Conway” in the email subject line. And comments may be mailed to David Beardsley, P.E., PTOE, Project Manager, 5875 Trinity Parkway, Suite 100, Centreville, VA 20120.
Comments on the project will be accepted through July 19.
Rural transportation group to have first meeting
On July 10, the George Washington Regional Commission’s Rural Transportation Advisory Committee will have its first meeting.
The committee was formed to tackle transportation matters in Caroline and King George counties, and it will make recommendations to the commission, a regional planning body, and the Virginia Department of Transportation.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will be at 2 p.m. in the Town Hall Room of the Caroline County Library, Port Royal Branch (419 King St., Port Royal, VA 22535).
Limited on-street parking is available along King Street.
