VDOT News - Lynchburg
| RELEASE: CONTACT: |
IMMEDIATE Paula K. Jones 434-856-8176 Paula.Jones@vdot.virginia.gov |
LYN-19-037 May 17, 2019 |
BRIDGE TO BE NAMED IN MEMORY OF TROOPER LUCAS B. DOWELL
Commonwealth Transportation Board received request from Amherst County Supervisors
LYNCHBURG, VA – The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) named the bridge on US 29 Business, South Main Street, over US 29 in Amherst County as the “Trooper Lucas B. Dowell Bridge” during its May meeting.
Dowell, a four-year veteran of the Virginia State Police, was killed in the line of duty on February 4, 2019. He was assigned to the Appomattox Division serving the City of Lynchburg and Amherst and Campbell Counties. At the time of his death he was serving with the Division III tactical team.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on March 19, 2019 requesting that the CTB name the structure “in honor of a fallen serviceman of Amherst County.”
Signs bearing the name will be erected in the near future.
Tweet
Information in VDOT news releases was accurate at the time the release was published. For the most current information about projects or programs, please visit the project or program Web pages. You may find those by searching by keyword in the search Virginia DOT box above.