AGENDA DATE: 6/8/2016
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Public Hearing - VDOT FY 17-22 Secondary Six Year Program
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Public Hearing - VDOT FY 17-22 Secondary Six Year Program
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Walker, Kamptner, Graham, Benish
PRESENTER (S): David Benish
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this public hearing is to receive input on the proposed Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Secondary Six Year Program (SSYP), FY 17-22 (Attachment A). The SSYP is the funding program for the construction of secondary road projects based on the County's Transportation Priority List and reflects available State road funding allocated to the County. The Board held a work session on the SSYP and the County's Transportation Priority List of Secondary Road Improvements on May 4, 2016 (Attachment B - Executive Summary). At the May 4 work session, the Board agreed to the following changes to the draft SSYP:
> Remove the Rio Mills Road paving project from the SSYP and replace that project with a new Rio Mills to Berkmar Drive connector road project. Apply the Telefee funds (those funds not required to be used for paving of unpaved roads) for the six years of the SSYP to this new connector road project;
> Continue to fund the three unpaved road projects in the current SSYP: Keswick Road (Rt. 731); Bunker Hill Road (Rt. 685); and Preddy Creek Road (Rt. 747);
> Fund additional unpaved road projects from the attached priority list (Attachment C), which have been reprioritized based on the direction provided by the Board at the May 4 work session. The Board requested staff to reprioritize all of the current projects on the priority list using the existing criteria but without consideration of the year the project entered onto the list. The criteria used for prioritization include: a) whether road is located within and/or is...
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