The overview
According to county documents, the project includes constructing bridge, roadway and drainage improvements from I-10 access road to Ralph Fair Road as well as the construction of a proposed roundabout.
Improvements include:
- Five proposed drainage improvement locations
- A new bridge class structure at a low-water crossing
- Enhance safety along the Old Fredericksburg Road corridor
- A new proposed roundabout at Lost Creek Gap
- Relocating utilities as needed
- The addition of paved shoulders
- Sidewalk improvements and multimodal transportation improvements
- The addition of turn lanes at multiple intersections
The details
The Old Fredericksburg Road project is divided into five phases over a two-year period:
- Phase 1 involves the construction of a bridge along Woodland Green near the I-10 access road, reconstructing Woodland Green and constructing culverts at the existing roundabout.
- Phase 2 involves constructing the proposed roundabout at Lost Creek Gap.
- Phase 3 involves constructing roadway and drainage from just south of Calliope to north of the proposed roundabout.
- Phase 4 involves constructing roadway and drainage from just south of the existing roundabout to Calliope.
- Phase 5 involves mill and overlay work at the existing roundabout south of Lost Creek Gap from the existing roundabout to Ralph Fair Road.