TC 03-28-22 Meeting MinutesTRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT to the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Monday, March 28, 2022
8:30 a.m.
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES:
Committee Members Present: Judith McCann-Slaughter, Chairman (Voting), Charles
DeHaven, Jr. (Voting), Kevin Kenney (Voting), Shontya Washington (Voting), Gary Oates
(Voting) and Lewis Boyer (Liaison Stephens City).
Committee Members Absent: Shawn Graber (Voting)
Staff Present: Assistant Director-Transportation John Bishop, and Kathy Smith,
Secretary.
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION ONLY:
1-Scoring Update for Unscheduled Non-Hardsurface Road Improvement: Staff gave a brief
overview on the updated scoring for the Non-Hardsurface roads that have been submitted for
paving requests. Currently, 19 roads are on the list. The Boards policy, prior to update of the
Secondary Road Improvement Plan, when there is an anticipation of sufficient funds to promote
roads from the scheduled to the unscheduled list. Staff noted the following are new roads added
to the list in which petitions have been received New Hope Road (Rt. 699) from Timber Ridge
School to North Frederick Pike (Rt. 522) and Mount Williams Lane (Rt. 612). The Committee
approved the updated list as this is the ranking that will be used in the coming update to the
Secondary Road Improvement Plan.
2-VDOT Request-Committee Concurrence on Siler Road Detour: VDOT has requested
Concurrence from the Committee to require a detour rather than maintaining through traffic
when the Siler Road Bridge superstructure is replaced. The detour would be approximately 4
miles for approximately 6 months. This option, while inconvenient to the local residents, will
reduce project cost by approximately $500,000.00 and reduce overall construction time. After,
discussion all the Committee members was in Concurrence of the request to move forward.
3-County Project Updates: Crossover Boulevard aka Tevis Street Extension/Airport Road/I-81
Bridge: The project is complete. The Final paperwork has been delivered to VDOT. Some of the
signal equipment is still outstanding to be replaced with what is on loan from VDOT.
Renaissance Drive: Staff is working through the agreement and real estate process with CSX.
This process is currently running long as there is coordination taking place between internal CSX
division and their design review consultant. Staff continues to push for resolution and the ability
to move on to bid.
4-Other: Staff has received correspondence from Senator Warner’s office on the competitive
grant program. Staff will be looking into what is needed for the application process. Also,
Committee member Kevin Kenny made a recommendation for the Committee to investigate
Frederick County Middle School and the Gainesboro Elementary School traffic and the safety
issues in that area of Route 522 North. It was suggested to use proffer money to correct the
situation in a timely manner. Staff will update the Committee once more information is available.