VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The public is invited to learn more about a project to modify the intersection of Lee Hill School Drive and Old Dominion Parkway in Spotsylvania County to enhance safety, and to provide comment on the proposed design.

An in-person design public hearing will be held:

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023*

5 – 7 p.m.

Lee Hill Elementary School

3600 Lee Hill School Drive

Fredericksburg, VA 22408

*Inclement weather date: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023

Stop by the public hearing anytime between 5 – 7 p.m. to review displays and proposed design plans, and discuss questions with Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) staff.

The meeting will be an open house format.

The public can view project materials and submit comments using an online form at https://publicinput.com/leehillroundabout. Questions asked on the design public hearing comment sheet are identical to questions asked in the online survey available during the Dec. 18, 2022 – Jan. 28, 2023 comment opportunity.

Written and oral comments on the project will be accepted at the public meeting, and afterward through Jan. 28, 2023.

Comments may also be submitted by mailing them to Ms. Jessica Graves, VDOT Project Manager, 87 Deacon Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405.

Comments may be emailed to fred.comments@vdot.virginia.gov. Please reference "Lee Hill and Old Dominion Parkway Public Comment" in the email subject line.

Project Background

The project seeks to improve safety for motorists navigating through the Lee Hill School Drive and Old Dominion Parkway intersection by installing a mini roundabout. The project is estimated to cost around $884,554, and would be funded through the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program.

With this proposed design, the existing traffic pattern at the intersection would be converted to a mini roundabout along with pedestrian crossings, lighting, and a bus pad for the FXBGO! bus stop.

During construction, intermittent tractor-trailer and oversized vehicle detours will be in place.

A mini roundabout is typically used in lower speed residential areas with the primary differences from a larger roundabout being a smaller diameter and a fully mountable center island to facilitate large truck movements.

Watch a video on mini roundabouts and visit VDOT’s Innovative Intersections page to learn more about this design, which is intended to reduce the number of points where vehicles can cross paths and eliminates the potential for right-angle and head-on crashes.

The project would be advertised to potential bidders for construction in March 2024.

Please visit the project page online at www.VirginiaDOT.org to view meeting materials. All materials will be posted online by Tuesday, Jan. 17.

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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.

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