TC 04-23-18 Meeting AgendaCOUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
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107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
TO: Frederick County Transportation Committee
FROM: John A. Bishop, AICP, Assistant Director - Transportation
RE: April 23, 2018 Transportation Committee Meeting
DATE: April 17, 2018
The Frederick County Transportation Committee will be meeting at 8:30 a.m. on
Monday, April 23, 2018 in the first-floor conference room of the Frederick County
Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia.
AGENDA
1. Jones Road – Truck Restriction
2. Grace Church Road (Route 668) – Unpaved Road
3. County Project Updates
4. Upcoming Agenda Items
5. Other
Please contact our department if you are unable to attend this meeting.
Attachments
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MEMORANDUM
Item 1: Jones Road – Truck Restriction
Topic Synopsis
Committee Chairman Lofton has been contacted by residents of Jones Road regarding an
increasing amount of traffic by heavy trucks on Jones Road. They are seeking a truck
restriction. A truck restriction requires a public hearing and resolution of request by the
County Board of Supervisors before it can be acted upon by the Commonwealth
Transportation Board. A truck restriction would not apply to trucks that have origin or
destination points within the restriction area or for agricultural vehicles.
Analysis
Jones Road provides a connection between Middle Road and Cedar Creek Grade. Both
of these roadways are busy connections into the City of Winchester at Route 11. In
addition, Cedar Creek Grade has an interchange with Route 37 which is the next
intersection east of Jones Road along Cedar Creek Grade. The majority of Jones Road is
approximately 20 feet in width and there is a significant S curve which is challenging for
vehicles passing in the opposite direction. The most recent VDOT traffic count on Jones
Road, dated 7/31/2017, indicates an average daily traffic of 2,700. The count data does
not provide a truck percentage. The potential alternative route between the termini is
lengthy, totaling over 4 miles, but Staff would note the total length is likely less than the
actual impact on individual truck trips.
Recommended Action
Recommendation to the Board of Supervisors that a public hearing be held.
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IMap Produced by Frederick County Planning and Development Dept.April 16, 2018
Jones RdRestriction and Alternate Route
0 0.25 0.50.125 Miles
Alternate Route~ 4.32 miles
Item 2: Grace Church Road (Route 668)– Unpaved Road
Topic Synopsis
Staff has recently been in contact with a resident of Grace Church Road, via Supervisor
McCann-Slaughter, regarding dust and maintenance issues on the roadway. VDOT was
very quick to dispatch workers to apply dust remediation, however the overall concern of
the quality of the facility remain. As such, the resident would like the roadway
considered for addition to the unpaved road list.
Analysis
Under the current use of rural rustic paving treatments to provide paving to unpaved
roads in the County, there is not a need for a formal petition from the residents to add a
roadway to the paving list. Traffic on Grace Church Road has increased 50% from 120
trips per day in 2008 to 180 trips in 2017. It should also be noted that there are a number
of roadways on the unpaved list with significantly lower trip generation than Grace
Church Road.
Recommended Action
Staff seeks direction from the Committee on whether to add Grace Church Road from
Route 671 (Woodside Road) to Route 667 (Sir Johns Road) in the next update of the
Secondary Road Improvement Plan.
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Item 3: County Project Updates
Tevis Street Extension/Airport Road/I-81 Bridge:
Staff continues to work through roundabout design comment from VDOT. A
memorandum of agreement has been developed regarding comments from the
Shenandoah Valley Battlefield foundation that was part of the State
Environmental Review Process and has been distributed for comment. With the
exception of finalizing the addressing of roundabout comments, surface street
design is nearly complete.
Renaissance Drive:
Test borings for the geotechnical report are currently taking place. The
geotechnical report is expected to be completed in May. Staff is awaiting
additional feedback from FirstEnergy regarding powerline impacts. The
Preliminary Engineering Agreement has been executed with CSX, which governs
the CSX review of bridge designs. Pennoni is beginning work on the State
Environmental Review Process and 30% design.
Coverstone Drive:
No activity at this time.
Jubal Early Drive Extension and Interchange with Route 37:
Staff has recently prepared materials for our private partner that outline timelines
for funding and items that are needed to proceed forward with the project.
Item 4: Upcoming Agenda Items
May
Interstate, Primary, and Secondary Plan updates
TBD
Oakdale Crossing Traffic Calming Study
Item 5: Other
May meeting date