In Design: Route 460 and Route 697 Highway Safety Improvements - Bedford County

The purpose of this project is to improve traffic flow and safety at and around the intersection of Route 460 and Route 697 (Camp Jaycee Road) in Bedford County. Drivers turning left from Camp Jaycee Road currently must cross multiple lanes of oncoming traffic on Route 460. Sight distance at this location is limited, particularly when vehicles are waiting to turn left from eastbound Route 460 onto Camp Jaycee Road.

This project is intended to reduce rear end collisions and angle crashes. There is a high frequency of angle crashes for vehicles turning left from Camp Jaycee Road onto eastbound Route 460. This project will eliminate the left turn movements onto and off of Camp Jaycee Road, construct median turn lanes for U-turns, and close four existing crossovers.

Motorists who currently turn left at the intersection will be redirected to turn right and make a U-turn using the new turn lanes in the median of Route 460. The crossover at the nearby nursing home will remain open for emergency vehicles traveling eastbound on Route 460.

The traffic volume at this intersection does not meet the criteria to install a traffic signal. As of 2020, the average annual traffic daily count was 16,300 vehicles on Route 460 and 420 vehicles on Camp Jaycee Road.

Benefits 

The purpose of this project is to improve traffic flow and safety at and around the intersection of Route 460 and Route 697 (Camp Jaycee Road) in Bedford County.