North Shenandoah News

Frederick County is pleased to announce that they have been awarded road improvement projects in the upcoming Six Year Improvement Program.

Stonewall District Supervisor and Chair of the Transportation Committee Judith McCann-Slaughter said, “These improvements are an excellent step forward in transportation projects in Frederick County. It is wonderful to have these issues being addressed and to see the projects listed with expected construction dates. We look forward to work starting to help relieve congestion in these areas.”

The announcement was made at the Commonwealth Transportation Board Meeting on April 19 that Frederick County would receive the following:

• Redbud Road Realignment revenue sharing award in the amount of $1,787,000. This will be coupled with $1,787,000 in local funds and $1,842,000 in previously allocated state funds to realign Redbud Road to a new intersection with Snowden Bridge Blvd. and disconnect it from Route 11 North. This project is expected to be constructed in fiscal year 2023. 
• Exit 317 NB Ramp relocation and turn lane improvements. The project awards $6,944,000 in state funds to realign the I-81 Northbound exit ramp at Route 11 North to the previous location of Redbud Road, thus aligning it with the on ramp for I-81 northbound. This will remove the signal at the existing Northbound ramp location and will significantly increase Northbound left turn capacity at the Northbound on ramp. The County is also working to leverage this improvement into additional interchange upgrades at Exit 317 in the upcoming round of VDOT’s SmartScale application process. This project is expected to be constructed in fiscal year 2025. 
• Route 11 North and Old Charlestown Road Roundabout Installation. This project awards $6,357,000 to upgrade the intersection of Old Charlestown Road and Route 11 North to a roundabout design from the current temporary signal design. This design will better accommodate the anticipated growth in traffic in this intersection due to residential growth as well as accommodate north and south traffic on Route 11 North. Roundabout designs have vastly fewer conflict points than traditional intersections which will also contribute to safety at this intersection as well. This project is expected to be constructed in fiscal year 2025.

John Bishop, Assistant Director of Planning and Development/Transportation echoed the thoughts of Supervisor McCann-Slaughter: “Getting funding for projects is extremely competitive and it’s great to see these three projects slated for construction.”

The projects can be viewed at http://syip.virginiadot.org/Pages/allProjects.aspx under FY22 Revised and FY23 draft and Frederick County menu selections.