VDOT schedules August 5 public hearing in Waynesboro for Broad Street improvements

STAUNTON — The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will hold a public hearing concerning corridor improvements to Broad Street (Route 250) in the city of Waynesboro. The open house meeting will take place between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, in Waynesboro City Council chambers at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St., Waynesboro, VA 22980.

Citizens can come in anytime during the meeting hours and discuss the project on a one-on-one basis with VDOT officials and designers. Written comments can be submitted at the meeting or within 10 days after the meeting date to Jennifer Hoover, Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 811 Commerce Road, Staunton, VA 24401-9029. Oral comments can be recorded at the meeting with the assistance of a court reporter.

This project improves the operational safety of the Broad Street corridor by replacing center two-way left-turn lanes with designated turn areas and raised medians. This will restrict the number of full access points onto Broad Street and reduce crashes.

Streetscape improvements such as trees and other landscaping elements will also be incorporated into the project. Multimodal improvements include installing missing sections of sidewalk (along the north side of Broad Street) and ADA-compliant facilities such as curb ramps and pedestrian crosswalks, and minor signal adjustments as needed.

The project is about 1.3 miles long, between the West Main Street / Rosser Avenue intersection and the East Main Street intersection in the City of Waynesboro.

In 2023 Broad Street had an average traffic count of 11,600 vehicles per day. By the design year of 2048 the estimated daily traffic volume is 14,800 vehicles per day.

The total estimated cost of this project is $8,281,094 which includes $843,000 for preliminary engineering, $880,000 for right of way acquisition and utility relocation, and $6,558,093.34 for construction.

This project was selected for funding under Virginia’s SMART SCALE process for prioritizing transportation projects.

Additional information about the planned Broad Street improvements is on the VDOT project page.

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The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.