TCMinutes2025February24TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT to the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Monday, February 24, 2025
8:30 a.m.
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES:
Committee Members Present: Josh Ludwig Chair (Voting), Heather Lockridge (Voting),
Brandon Monk (Voting) and Robert Liero (Voting)
Committee Members Absent: Donald Capps (Voting) and Mollie Brannon (Voting)
Staff Present: John Bishop, Assistant Director and Kathy Smith
ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
Work Program Items Review: Staff gave an overview of the work program items proposed for
development with the County’s on-call consulting services that includes project scopes, purpose
needs, initial expected costs and funding programs targeted by the work. The projects discussed
are for the application development and assistance for the upcoming round of VDOT resources
including Revenue Sharing, Safety, and the Transportation Alternatives Program. The projects are
the Brucetown/Hopewell Road Alignment partial design and cost development, Route 11 South
widening value engineering analysis, Route 37 New Road on the new location analysis (previously
referred to as PH 2 of the Eastern Frederick County Transportation Study) and the Regional
Modeling for Comprehensive Plan Update. Upon a motion made by Heather Lockridge, seconded
by Brandon Monk, the Committee unanimously recommended that the Board of Supervisors
authorize Staff to proceed with the project items as summarized.
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION ONLY:
County Project Updates: Renaissance Drive: After CSX had communicated to the County that
boring the electricity to the crossing would begin in February, Staff were once again notified of a
new delay, and expectations were pushed back to March. Staff continues to be in communication
with the CSX project manager on this issue as well as Congressman Cline’s office.
Gainesboro Road/Route 522 Intersection Project: The Board of Supervisors moved to allow staff
to proceed with our on-call consultant to begin formal design of the project. Staff will be
forwarding a memorandum seeking a quote from Timmons. The Chairman recommended for
more leverage to request quotes from a few other consultants as well. As previously noted, we
would seek to begin this process with public meetings with the neighbors and school community.