VDOT Seeking Input for Route 522 (North Frederick Pike) Planning Study from Echo Lane to Winchester City Limits in Frederick County

STAUNTON – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), in partnership with Frederick County, is seeking feedback to support a transportation study assessing potential solutions on the urbanized segment of Route 522 (North Frederick Pike) from Echo Lane to the Winchester city limits.

This study will focus on safety and multimodal access. This corridor includes several crash hot spots as well as barriers to use for people walking to destinations such as nearby activity centers.

VDOT invites residents and travelers to learn more and take an online survey which is available May 5-19, 2025. Community input received through this survey will help the study team identify existing issues along the study corridor and develop recommendations for potential improvements that will be evaluated and presented during the next phase of the study, which will include another opportunity for public comment.

The survey, which has a translation tool for other languages, is available at https://publicinput.com/st-25-03. Comments can also be sent to brad.reed@vdot.virginia.gov or to Brad Reed, Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District, 811 Commerce Road, Staunton, VA  24401-9029.

This study is being conducted as part of the Project Pipeline program, which was created by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB). Project Pipeline is a performance-based planning program to identify cost-effective solutions to multimodal transportation needs in Virginia. Project Pipeline is led by Virginia’s Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI), in collaboration with VDOT and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT).

This study is expected to be completed in summer 2026; it does not set construction dates for any improvements. The study will recommend projects, solutions, and investment strategies that may be considered for statewide funding programs such as SMART SCALE, Revenue Sharing, and Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), as well as regional and local funding sources.

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The VDOT Web page is located at https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/.

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

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