AGENDA DATE: 6/6/2018
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Designation of a Segment of Route 637, Dick Woods Road, as a Rural Rustic Road
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Resolution recommending a Segment of Route 637, Dick Woods Road, be designated as a Rural Rustic Road
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson. Walker, Kamptner, Graham, Benish, McDermott
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: A segment of Route 637, Dick Woods Road, is scheduled to be paved in FY 2019 under the Rural Rustic Road paving program. This paving project was previously prioritized by the Board and approved in the most recent Secondary-Six Year Improvement Plan (SSYIP). The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) requires that the governing body of the jurisdiction within which a road proposed for paving under the Rural Rustic Road program is located adopt a Resolution designating that road as a Rural Rustic Road.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment: Prioritize, plan, and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION: Each spring the Board approves the SSYIP, which includes funds dedicated to paving unpaved roads in the County under the Rural Rustic Road (RRR) Program. The RRR Program is VDOT's preferred approach to paving low-volume roads. The goal of the program is to keep traditional rural lane ambience, while improving the road surface within the current right-of-way. In FY 2019 Albemarle County expects to receive approximately $573,000 in funds towards paving unpaved state maintained roads. In the Spring of 2017, the Board approved the most recent SSYIP, which included the funds to pave Dick Woods Road from Route 151 (Critzer Shop Road) to approximately the Albemarle-Nelson County Line.
The process for identifying and prioritizing RRR paving projects in Albemarle begins with an evaluation of submitted paving requests...
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