AGENDA DATE: 5/21/2025
TITLE:
Title
VDOT/Albemarle County FY 26-31 Secondary Six-Year Plan Public Hearing
BODY
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Conduct a public hearing to adopt a Secondary Six-Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2031 and a Secondary System Construction Budget for Fiscal Year 2026.
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: The purpose of this public hearing is to adopt the County’s Secondary Six-Year Plan (SSYP). The attached updated report provides details on each project to be considered (Attachment A). Also attached is the proposed Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) SSYP for Fiscal Years (FY) 26-31 (Attachment B).
The SSYP allocates funding for construction, maintenance, and improvement of roads in the state secondary system (roads with a route number of 600 or higher). The funds allocated to Albemarle County through the SSYP include state and federal funds for a variety of road improvements. 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.
The Board reviewed the proposed SSYP, priorities, and recommendations at its April 2, 2025 meeting. Following Board direction, proposed changes were made to the Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process (Attachment C). Additionally, a Rural Rustic Resident Paving Toolkit (Attachment D) has been drafted by staff for use in the next SSYP round. The proposed FY 26 “Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads” is included as Attachment E.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment - Invest in infrastructure and amenities that create connection, opportunity, and well-being.
DISCUSSION: The proposed Albemarle County FY 26-31 SSYP (Attachment B) has been revised by VDOT and includes an updated cost estimate for the Berkmar Drive Extended project, which increased from about $11.5 million to $19 million. This project was submitted for Revenue Sharing (RS) funding to cover the additional cost. This application was successful for the full amount, bringing the total RS funding to roughly $15 million. As part of the updated SSYP, about $2.2 million of Telefee funds have been allocated to address the remaining amount of about $4 million. Once they become available, future Telefee funds will need approval to cover the remaining balance.
The SSYP allocates funding to pave public unpaved roads from the County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads (Attachment E) that have been the subject of petitions by property owners and supported by the Board. Staff has received no public comment on the FY 26-31 SSYP.
The Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process (Attachment C) outlines the process for the submission, review, prioritization, and construction associated with the paving of unpaved roads in the County. This document has been updated following the Board’s direction at its April 2 work session. These proposed updates clarify how paving requests are to be submitted and reviewed by staff. Additionally, the proposed updates to the Policy document include a description and clarification on how the “Unpaved Road Sections Removed by the Board of Supervisors” list is to be used. Under this Policy, the Board could vote to place any unpaved road on this list for a minimum of six years, after which the Board could reconsider a request to pave the road. The proposed updates to the Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process are subject to the Board’s approval.
BUDGET IMPACT: The SSYP outlines the expenditure of the State/VDOT secondary road construction funds allocated to the County. The SSYP does not require the expenditure of County funds unless the Board directs appropriation of additional funding to a project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
After the public hearing, staff recommends that the Board:
1. adopt the attached resolution (Attachment F) approving the FY 26-31 Secondary Six-Year Plan and authorizing the County Executive to sign it on behalf of the County;
2. approve the proposed Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process (Attachment C), which has been updated to incorporate Board recommendations from its April 2 work session, as described above; and
3. approve the proposed Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads (Attachment E), which includes the “Unpaved Road Sections Removed by the Board of Supervisors” list based on Board recommendations from its April 2 work session.
SUGGESTED MOTIONS:
To approve the FY 26-31 Secondary Six-Year Plan:
I move to adopt the Resolution attached to the staff report as Attachment F.
To approve the updated Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process:
I move to approve the updated Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process attached to the staff report as Attachment C.
To approve the Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads:
I move to approve the Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads attached to the staff report as Attachment E.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - SSYP Report May 2025
B - Albemarle County Draft SSYP FY26
C - Updated Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process
D - Rural Rustic Resident Paving Toolkit
E - FY26 Priority List - Secondary / Unpaved Road Improvements
F - Resolution SSYP FY26