AGENDA DATE: 4/2/2025
TITLE:
Title
VDOT/Albemarle County FY 26-31 Draft Secondary Six-Year Plan
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Review the Draft FY 2026-2031 Secondary Six-Year Plan priorities and recommendations
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Herrick, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Karina-Plun
PRESENTER (S): Alberic Karina-Plun
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: This agenda item is intended to present information on the Albemarle County Secondary Six-Year Plan (SSYP) and road paving priorities in advance of action on the FY 2026-2031 SSYP in May 2025.
The SSYP allocates funding for construction, maintenance, and improvement of roads in the state secondary system. The funds allocated to Albemarle County through the SSYP include state and federal funds for a variety of improvement programs. The SSYP for Albemarle County is updated and approved annually and identifies the specific funding source, use, and levels allocated for the immediate fiscal year. The SSYP also identifies projected funding allocations for the next five fiscal years.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment - Invest in infrastructure and amenities that create connection, opportunity, and well-being.
DISCUSSION: The Secondary Six-Year Plan Report April 2025 (Attachment A) provides more detailed background on the SSYP. This report is used to inform the development of the SSYP Draft. The report provides recommendations for projects and the methodology for project ranking. The Draft Secondary Six-Year Plan (Attachment A.1) from VDOT provides cost projections and fund allocations for projects in the SSYP. The Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process (Attachment A.2) describes the process used to develop the SSYP Draft. The Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads (Attachment A.3) is a listing of all Secondary Roads that either the public, a County department, or the Board of Supervisors has requested be paved. This list is reviewed and approved by the Board annually and forms the basis of the SSYP for Albemarle County. The list has been organized by staff and prioritizes projects that have been added to the paving list by the Board but still need signature approval or were requested by a community member that received enough signatures and now need Board approval to be formally added to the SSYP. In its discussion, the Board may recommend changes to the Draft SSYP. Working with VDOT, County staff will use the feedback to finalize the SSYP for public hearing and adoption in May.
BUDGET IMPACT: The SSYP outlines the expenditure of State/VDOT secondary Road construction funds allocated to the County. The SSYP does not require the expenditure of County funds, unless the Board directs additional funding be appropriated to a project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board review the Draft Secondary Six-Year Plan report and provide feedback in advance of Board action in May 2025.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - Secondary Six-Year Plan Report April 2025
A.1 - Draft Albemarle County SSYP FY 2026 - 2031
A.2 - Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process
A.3 - FY 26 Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvement, Unpaved Roads