Was your road scheduled to be improved in the Virginia 2009-2014 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program? It may no longer be on the list, as the Virginia Department of Transportation had to delay or completely remove several projects across the New River Valley, due to the lack of funding.

The Commonwealth is required by law to adopt a Six-Year Improvement Program by July 1 of each year based upon the most recent official transportation revenue estimates issued by the Department of Taxation, according to Richard L. Caywood of VDOT.

Caywood went on to explain that the most recent estimates report that tax revenues fell by more than $1.1 billion while maintenance costs for Virginia’s nearly 58,000 miles of state-maintained highway and nearly 13,000 bridges and structures continue to rise.

“We must therefore reduce the number of projects in the program,” said Caywood.

Listed below are the projects that will be delayed or cut for interstate, primary and secondary roads for Giles, Montgomery and Pulaski Counties.

Project Delays for Primary Roads

Blacksburg – North Main Street from Mt. Tabor to Giles Reconstruction.

Project Cuts for Interstate/Primary Roads

I-81 – Reconstruct the northbound acceleration lane at Exit 94 from Route 99 in Pulaski County.

I-81 – Replace the northbound I-81 bridge over Route 8 at Exit 114 in Montgomery County.

I-81 – Replace the southbound I-81 bridge over Route 8 at Exit 114 in Montgomery County.

Route 8/114 – Turn lane improvements on Route 8 and 114 in Montgomery County at Route 675, 669 and Route 1286.

Route 460 – Paving of Route 460 Bypass eastbound exit ramp at Franklin Street exit in Montgomery County.

Route 114 – Preliminary work to widen Route 114 to four lanes from the Christiansburg town limits in Montgomery County.

Project Delays for Secondary Roads

Giles County – Reconstruct and surface treat Route 638 (Hilltop Road) from Route 1225 to the end of state maintenance.

Montgomery County – Reconstruct Route 639 (Mount Pleasant Road) from .05 west of Route 722 to 1.24 east of Route 722.

Pulaski County – Reconstruct Route 764 (Rock Creek Road) from Route 693 to the Carroll County line.

Project Cuts for Secondary Roads

Giles County – Reconstruct and pave Route 627 (Darnell Mountain Road) from Route 635 to the end of state maintenance.

Giles County – Reconstruct Route 625 (Goodwins Ferry Road) from .2 mile south of Route 605 to 1.1 mile south of Route 605.

Giles County – Reconstruct and pave Route 762 (Celestial Heights) from Route 613 to the end of state maintenance.

Giles County – Reconstruct and pave Route 664 from Route 665 to one mile east of Route 665.

Giles County – Reconstruct and pave Route 786 (Burton Road) from Route 61 to the end of state maintenance.
Montgomery County – Reconstruct Route 606 (Sidney Church Road) Route 673 to Route 669.

Montgomery County – Reconstruct Route 643 (Yellow Sulfer Road) from one mile north of the Christaisnburg corporate limits to Route 642.

Montgomery County – Reconstruct Route 621 (Craig Creek Road) from 7.5 miles east of Route 460 to the Craig County line.

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