TC 02-04-03 Meeting AgendaFile Copy COUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
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Memorandum
To: Frederick County Transportation Committee
Re: 2003 Primary Road Improvement Plan
From: Abbe S. Kennedy, Senior Planner Ak—.
Subject: February Meeting Agenda Package
Date: January 24, 2003
The Frederick County Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing for the 2003 Primary Road
Improvement Plan at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 in the Board Room of the Frederick
County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The agenda for this
meeting is as follows:
AGENDA
1) Consideration of the 2003 Frederick County Primary Road Improvement Plan.
2) Other.
Please contact our department if you are unable to attend this meeting.
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Attachments
Access is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will be necessary to enter the building
through the back double doors of the Board of Supervisors Room, located in the rear of the new
addition of the county building. 1 would encourage committee members and interested citizens to
park in the County parking lot located in the rear of the building, or in the joint Judicial Center
parking lot and follow the sidewalk to the back double doors of the Board Room.
107 North Kent Street • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
ITEM #1
CONSIDERATION OF THE
2003 PRIMARY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PIAN
The Frederick County Primary Road Improvement Plan is updated annually in the Spring through a
public hearing process involving reviews by the Transportation Committee, the Planning Commission,
and the Board of Supervisors. The adopted plan is submitted to the Virginia Commonwealth
Transportation Board for funding request. Allocations for primary road improvements and interstate
highway improvements are provided based on priority.
Included in this agenda package is a proposed draft update of the 2003 Frederick County Primary Road
Improvement Plan. The 2003 Primary Road Improvement Plan for Frederick County, Virginia focuses
on improvements to existing major and minor arterial systems within the County. The improvements
recommended in this plan are components of the 2000 Frederick County Comprehensive Policy Plan,
the Winchester Area Transportation Study (WATS), and the Interstate 81 Improvement Study. The plan
is intended to manage the traffic demands in Frederick County into the foreseeable future. These
projects are listed in order of priority and will continue to appear on subsequent plans until funding has
been secured for their completion.
Attached is the 2003 Primary Road Improvement Plan. A recommendation regarding this request is
appropriate.
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2003 PRIMARY ROAD
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PREFACE
The 2003 Primary Road Improvement Plan for Frederick County, Virginia focuses on improvements
to existing major and minor arterial roads within the county. The improvements recommended in
this plan are components of the Winchester Area Transportation Study (WATS), the Interstate 81
Improvement Study, and the 2000 Frederick County Comprehensive Policy Plan. The plan is
intended to manage the traffic demands of Frederick County into the foreseeable future. For the
purposes of funding priority, the primary road improvement plan has been separated into Primary
Road Funding Requests and Interstate Funding Requests. These projects are listed in order of
priority and will continue to appear on subsequent plans until funding has been secured for their
completion.
2003 PRIMARY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Primary Road Funding Requests
1) Route 277 (East of Stephens City)
County staff to work with site developers to acquire dedicated right-of-way and achieve
grading, drainage, and construction improvements in conjunction with development projects
which occur along the corridor until such time that funding is available for construction.
Establish a construction schedule for the phased improvement of Route 277.
Program funding for the completion of right-of-way acquisition and construction of each
phase as described above.
A) Route 277 - Phase 1 (East of Stephens City)
From: 1-81/277 Interchange
To: Route 636
(as illustrated on map as priority IA)
B) Route 277 - Phase 2 (East of Stephens City)
From: Route 636
To: Route 340/522
(as illustrated on map as priority IB)
2) Route 11 (North and South of Winchester)
A) Establish an Urban Four Lane System
From: Southern limits of the City of Winchester
To: Intersection of Route 37 South, Exit 310
(as illustrated on map as priority 2A)
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B) Establish an Urban Four Lane System
From: Northern limits of the City of Winchester
To: Intersection of Route 761.
(as illustrated on map as priority 2B)
3) Route 50/17
A) Program funds to initiate engineering and design, right-of-way acquisition, and
construction involving the relocation of the existing entrance to Carper's Valley Golf
Club to align with the major collector road entering the Ravens Subdivision: to
construct a new crossover at this intersection location with turn lanes on Route 50/17;
and to eliminate the existing crossover serving Carper's Valley Golf Club. This spot
safety improvement will ensure conformance with the Winchester Area
Transportation Study (WATS) and the Frederick County Comprehensive Policy
Plan's Eastern Road Plan.
(as illustrated on map as priority 3A)
B) Sulfur Springs Road and Route 50
Program funds to install Traffic Light at intersection of Sulfur Springs Road (Route
655) and Millwood Pike (Route 50)
(as illustrated on map as priority 3B)
C) White Oak Road and Route 277
Program funds to install Traffic Light at intersection of White Oak Road (Route 636)
and Fairfax Pike (Route 277)
(as illustrated on map as priority 3C)
4) Commuter Park and Ride Lots
Establish a new park and ride facility along the Berryville Pike (Route 7) corridor. Work
with the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission to determine appropriate
locations for park and ride facilities at other strategic locations within the County's Urban
Development Area.
(as illustrated on map as priority 4)
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2003 PRIMARY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Interstate Funding Requests
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I-81 Improvements (East of Winchester)
Provide additional travel lanes on the main line, collector -distributor lanes adjacent to the
main line, modifications to existing interchange areas, and develop new interchange areas
and bridge crossings of the main line as recommended by the Interstate 81 Study and the
Winchester Area Transportation Study (WATS).
A) Widen Abrams Creek Bridge and Extension of Northbound Acceleration
and Southbound Deceleration Lanes.
(as illustrated on map as priority I -81A)
B) Extend Acceleration Lane
From: Route 37
To: Southbound I-81
(as illustrated on map as priority I -81B)
C) Widen 1-81 from Fairfax Pike to Route 37 North
From: Route 277, Exit 307
To: Route 37 North, Exit 317
(as illustrated on map as priority 1-81 C)
D) Widen Remainder of I-81 in Frederick County
From: West Virginia line
To: Warren County line
(as illustrated on map as priority I -81D)
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2003 Road Improvements Plan
1A Route 277 - Phase One
2003 Primary Road
Improvement
Plan
Created by the Department of Planning and Development, January 21, 2003