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| Connector at Rt. 6 |
Inquiring minds have been wondering what the unfinished end of the roundabout at Sandy Hook and Fairground Road will look like.
A public hearing of sorts was held on Thursday, November 16
in the county board room. Representatives of VDOT and county staff were on hand
to discuss elevations and possible development of land adjoining the new road,
which will connect with Rt. 6, .76 miles west of the Sandy Hook Road
intersection and a bit east of the high school. The total length of the new
road section is 1,333 feet, or .24 miles.
Earlier this year, the supervisors voted to use part of the
FY23 surplus to fully fund the extension, whose current cost is estimated at $7,626,903.
The new road will have two eleven foot wide through lanes and
a 13 foot two way left turn lane along the proposed extension. The road will
use curb and gutter construction and have five-foot-wide sidewalks on both
sides with four-foot buffer strips between the road and sidewalks.
There will be turn lanes and storage tapers in both directions
at the Rt. 6 intersection.
County owned parcels of land next to the new road are expected
to be developed for business, multifamily housing, and community uses. Construction
is expected in the 2026-28 timeframe.
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| Streetscape |
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| Perhaps a new home for the farmers market |
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| Sidewalks and trees |
Comments about this project must be submitted to VDOT project
manager Tom Kendrick at ThomasKendrick@vdot.virginia.gov
by November 26 2023 to be included in the citizen information meeting record.
3 comments:
- Who needs this road? How much travel time is saved by this short cut? Is traffic with the current configuration not working?
- Yes, it’s a nice road to have but is it really a need now?
- Do we want to spend road costs of $100,000 to $200,000 or more per multifamily unit being provided when all is done?
- Why do we need more commercial mixed-use locations in the Courthouse Village as long as commercial buildings in the Courthouse Village struggle to find use?
- Why would the farmers’ market work better in this location compared to the current location? Wouldn’t it work better to allow farmers to sell their goods closer to or at the perimeter of the Food Lion parking lot as this is where people go?
- Why does county owned land in the village core need to be sold off for commercial mixed use instead of preserving it for future generations’ public needs.
- The cost of real estate tax is growing much faster than many families’ income. To allow for a project like this? Could the funds help to reduce residents property tax burden next year?
- At the end our Goochland families are paying now for country improvements for others to enjoy in the future as some of our families will not be able to afford to live here anymore.
- The county administration could try to think from the perspective of the people they represent and less from the perspective of the consultants that advise them to spend our funds.
Everything you said - Thank you - so true
Agreed!
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