VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The public is invited to learn more and comment on a project that would modify the intersection of Route 620 (Harrison Road) and Route 639 (Salem Church Road) in Spotsylvania County and add features for pedestrian and bicyclist travel.

An in-person design public hearing will be held:

Thursday, June 15, 2023*

5 – 7 p.m.

Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Salem Church Branch

2607 Salem Church Road

Fredericksburg, VA 22407

*In the event a backup date is needed, the hearing will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, June 26, 2023, at the same location.

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 held in an open house format.

The public can view project materials at the project page and submit comments using an online survey.

Questions asked on the design public hearing comment sheet will be identical to questions asked in the online survey open through June 26, 2023. Comments on the project will be accepted at the public hearing, and afterward through June 26.

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

Comments may be emailed to fred.comments@vdot.virginia.gov. Please reference "Harrison Road Intersection Improvement" in the email subject line.

Project Background

This proposed project would install two lanes for eastbound Route 620 (Harrison Road) traffic traveling straight through the Route 639 (Salem Church Road) intersection in Spotsylvania County. East of the Salem Church Road intersection, Harrison Road would be slightly widened to accommodate two travel lanes to receive through traffic.

The existing traffic signal equipment at the intersection would be replaced.

East of the Salem Church Road intersection, sidewalk would be added along the south side of Harrison Road where it does not currently exist.

Pedestrian crosswalks and pedestrian crossing signal equipment would be added at each intersection approach.

A 10-foot-wide shared use path would be built along the north side of Harrison Road west of the intersection. A 10-foot-wide shared use path would be added along southbound Salem Church Road, along the west side of the road, between the former trailhead to the Virginia Central Railway Trail and Harrison Road.

The project would be advertised to potential bidders for construction in February 2027.

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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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