AGENDA DATE: 6/14/2017
TITLE: .Title
Public Hearing-VDOT FY 18-23 Secondary Six Year Program.
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Public Hearing-VDOT FY 18-23 Secondary Six Year Program
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Kamptner, Graham, Benish, McDermott
PRESENTER (S): Kevin McDermott
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
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 18-23 (Attachment A). The SSYP is the funding program for the maintenance and construction of secondary roads based on the County's Transportation Priority List and the Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads and reflects available State road funding allocated to the County. The Board held a work session on the SSYP and the Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads on April 5, 2017 (Attachment B - Executive Summary) and on Albemarle County's Transportation Priorities on May 3, 2017 (Attachment C - Executive Summary). Based on the recommendations and discussion at the April 5th work session, the following changes to the Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads were made and are reflected in the List as Attachment D:
* Continue to move forward on the four top priorities which are either under construction or have had notifications sent to property owners announcing the upcoming paving. These are: Bunker Hill Road, Keswick Road, Preddy Creek Road, and Patterson Mill Lane.
* Add Hammocks Gap Road to the List.
* Reordered the List according to the previously approved prioritization process based on updated traffic and crash data. The criteria used for prioritization include: a) whether road is located within and/or is serving a Development Area; b) traffic volume of road; c) crash data for road; d) surface condition/unique maintenanc...
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