Under Construction: Route 460 Connector - Phase II (Buchanan County) - Paving

The 6.2 mile Corridor Q: U.S. Route 460 Connector Phase II in Buchanan County, which was finished to rough grade in summer 2019, is being paved and is anticipated to open to traffic fall 2023 along with other sections of Corridor Q from near Breaks Interstate Park to near Southern Gap Business Park.

Review Corridor Q map here. 

Benefits 

The Route 460/121 intersection project is part of federally-designated Corridor Q and is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System, authorized by congress in 1965 as part of the Appalachian Development Act. The intent of the ADHS was to generate economic development, supplement the interstate system, connect Appalachia to the interstate system, and provide access to areas within the region as well as to markets in the rest of the nation.

 

Major Milestones 

The 6.2 mile Corridor Q: U.S. Route 460 Connector Phase II in Buchanan County was finished to rough grade in summer 2019.