The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in conjunction with contractor Branch Civil, Inc. will hold a “Pardon Our Dust” public information meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1 to discuss construction impacts and traffic management for upcoming roadwork for Route 460 (Challenger Avenue) and Alternate 220 (Cloverdale Road).
The meeting will be held from 5-7 p.m. at Bonsack Elementary School, 5437 Crumpacker Drive, Roanoke.
There will be a brief pre-recorded presentation given at 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. and representatives will be available to answer questions and provide information.
The first VDOT project starts at Blue Hills Village Drive and extends about 1.1 miles east. The second VDOT project starts 0.29 mile east of Route 1220 (Huntridge Road) and extends about 0.5 mile east. These projects entail improving traffic flow and safety by reconfiguring multiple intersections or locations on Route 460 using innovative intersection designs such as a restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT), a thru-cut or a displaced left turn.
An RCUT would redirect traffic that currently turns left onto Route 460 from a side street to make a right turn and proceed to make a U-turn. A thru-cut would redirect side street through traffic to turn left or right at a signal and make a U-turn. A displaced left turn intersection requires left-turning vehicles to cross to the other side of the road temporarily.
~ VDOT
