TCMinutes2023February27
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT to the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Monday, February 27, 2023
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), Lewis Boyer
(Liaison Stephens City), Gary Oates (Voting) and Josh Ludwig (Voting).
Staff Present: Assistant Director, John Bishop and Kathy Smith, Secretary
ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
Renaissance Drive: Staff received four (4) wide-ranging bids on the total project cost for
Renaissance Drive and will award the project to the lowest bidder, W-L Construction and Paving,
Inc., at $2,876,311.64-unit rate. Upon a motion by, Charles DeHaven, Jr., seconded by Gary
Oates the Committee recommended that the Board of Supervisors authorize staff to proceed.
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION ONLY:
Smartscale: Staff gave a presentation on the status of the SmartScale results. A handout of the
FY 2024 project scores were presented to the Committee as a reference of the funded and
unfunded projects. Staff addressed issues with the current SmartScale projects with the District
Grant amounts (penalization for the I-81 fund), Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB)
polices regarding access to High Priority Projects (HPP) funds, and the Application Limitation
County Project Updates: Gainesboro Road/Route 522 Intersection Project: Staff is waiting for
an updated comments on the intersection of alternatives from VDOT Traffic Engineering.
Route 37 Study: The study scope was approved by the Board of Supervisors and Staff now has
an issued purchase order from the WinFred MPO due to utilizing their on-call contract.
Application Development: Staff has approved draft work scopes for development of
Transportation Alternatives applications, Shawnee Drive Revenue Sharing, and Lenoir Drive
evaluation.
Other: Major Steve Hawkins of the Sheriff’s Department made a suggestion of reaching out to
the Costco management team alongside with VDOT Staff to see if they could make some
adjustments during peak times with the entrance until the 522/Costello Turn Lane Operations
Improvement project is completed. Ed Carter, VDOT addressed the Committee on “2022
Staunton District Fatality Report” that listed the number of road deaths. VDOT also addressed
the North Frederick Pike (522 North), and they are comfortable with the completed project.