Regional Goals. Goal 1: Reduce congestion and impact of incidents on I-81 and I-64.

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1 Regional Goals Goal : Reduce congestion and impact of incidents on I- and I-. Goal : Strengthen transportation linkages between the Valley and the surrounding regions (Alleghany Highlands, New River Valley, West Piedmont, and Region 000). Goal : Preserve and maintain the existing transportation system and encourage efficient system management and operations. Goal : Promote recreational travel and tourism within the region. Goal : Expand public transit and passenger rail service. Goal : Provide a safe and secure transportation system. Goal : Consider freight needs in transportation facility redesign. Goal : Provide on-road and off-road bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. VALLEY -

2 Study Approach Development of regional transportation goals and objectives, Public involvement, Data compilation and collection, Data analysis, Identification of transportation deficiencies and recommendations, and Environmental and Cost Reviews. VALLEY- REGIONAL COMMISSION Throughfares Vinton Interstates Municipalities US Highway MPO State Highway VIRGINIA VALLEY -

3 Existing Conditions: Modal Analysis Roadways Transit TRANSIT SERVICE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS Vinton Interstate Urban Interstate Major Collector Urban Collector Minor Arterial Urban Freeways/Expressways Minor Collector Urban Minor Arterial Local Urban Other Principal Arterials Other Principal Arterial Urban Local MPO Ferrum Express Municipalities Mountain Express Route MPO Smartway Route Vinton g/ To bur urg ks nsb c a a Bl risti h C Rail & Airports Roads Fe Roc T rru ky o m M Un ou iv nt/ er sit y Bike & Pedestrian Facilities Exhibit - Rail and Air Network RAIL & AIR NETWORK Airports Interstate Railroads US Highway MPO State Highway Regional Airport Vinton BIKE & PEDESTRIAN ROUTES Vinton Municipalities Proposed Mulituse Loop Trail MPO US Bicycle Route Appalachian Trail Centerline RVARC Rural Bikeway Plan VALLEY -

4 Existing Conditions: Supply and Demand Future Growth Areas DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY High Intensity Development Vinton Low Intensity Development Municipalities MPO Exhibit - Park and Ride Locations Travel Demand Management P P P P P Vinton P PARK-AND-RIDE LOCATIONS P P Official Municipalities Unofficial MPO VALLEY -

5 Roadway System Deficiencies 0 City Iron Gate Buchanan New Castle Fincastle Troutville 0 Valley Area MPO ROADWAY SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES Segment Deficiency Both Operation and Intersection Deficiency Other Deficiencies VALLEY -

6 Alleghany County Deficiencies alleghany RECOMMENDATIONS I-, exit /VA (Selma Low Moor Rd.) Mid-term add right turn bay for exit-lane approaches; Long-term consider reconstruction of interchange. US /VA Mid-term reconfigure or relocate parking away from intersection; Long-term relocate intersection to address geometric issues. US from VA to Bath Co. Line Short-term maintenance; Mid-term monitor truck volumes to assess need for truck runaway ramps; Long-term improve shoulders and consider widening to rural three-lane roadway. I-/US Long-term upgrade interchange. 0 Iron Gate US /Botetourt Co. Line to US 0 Bus. Long-term widen to urban four-lane roadway with median. US 0 Bus./US to I- Long-term widen to urban four-lane roadway with median. 0 City 0 US /Northern Corp. Limits to VA CLINTON FORGE DEFICIENCIES VA (McKinney Hollow Rd.)/Botetourt Co. Line to VA VA /VA to VA (-foot lanes). 0 VA /VA to Corp. Limits (-foot lanes). VA /Eastern Corp. Limits to VA Long-term widen to urban two-lane roadway. VA (Jackson River Rd.)/VA to 0. miles north of VA 0 0 VA /VA 0 to VA S. VA /VA to VA (-foot lanes). VA /Botetourt Co. Line to VA (0-foot lanes). VA (Rich Patch Rd.)/VA to VA (-foot lanes). VA (Rich Patch Rd.)/VA S. to VA (-foot lanes). DEFICIENCIES Intersection Deficiency Other Deficiency Segment Deficiency Both Operation & VA (Hayes Gap Rd.)/VA to VA (0-foot lanes). 0 0 US 0 (Midland Trail) at Jackson River Mid-term replace bridge. VA at Crow Run Mid-term replace bridge. VA (Longdale Furnace) at Cowpasture River Mid-term replace bridge and reconstruct bridge approaches. VA (Natural Well Rd.) at Jackson River Mid-term replace bridge and reconstruct bridge approaches. VA over CSX R.R. Short-term replace bridge and upgrade approaches (ongoing). I-/Jackson River/SAB (near milepost ) to US 0 (near milepost ) Short-term replace guardrail and median rail (ongoing). VA (Rural Rustic Rd.)/US 0 to VA Short-term improve roadway as per Alleghany Co. Comp. Plan. VA 00/VA (Kanawha Trail) to US 0 Short-term improve roadway as identified by Alleghany Co. VA (Kanawha Trail)/VA to West Virginia Co. Line Short-term perform study to identify needed improvements to address geometric deficiencies in the corridor; Long-term construct improvements identified in study. VA (Main St.)/Kesswick St. to McCormick Blvd. Long-term consider access mgmt. and alternative methods of traffic control. (Town of ) US 0 (Main St.)/Kesswick St. to Ridgeway St. Long-term consider access mgmt. and alternative methods of traffic control. (Town of ) A St./Church St. to US 0 Long-term consider access mgmt. and alternative methods of traffic control. (Town of ) VA (Commercial Ave.)/Main St. to Church St. Long-term consider access mgmt. and alternative methods of traffic control. (Town of ) VA (Church St.)/Commercial Ave. to McCormick Blvd. Long-term consider access mgmt. and alternative methods of traffic control. (Town of ) VA (McCormick Blvd.)/Main St. to Church St. Long-term consider access mgmt. and alternative methods of traffic control. (Town of ) 0 US 0 (Ridgeway St.)/th St. to Roxbury St. Long-term convert to three-lane roadway. (Town of ) VA (Commercial Ave.)/Church St. Short-term eliminate on-street parking. (Town of ) US 0 Bus. (Main St.) at Ingalls St. Short-term reconfigure intersection. (Town of ) US 0/ Bus. (Main St.)/Smith Creek Short-term replace bridge. (Town of ) US 0/ Bus. (Ridgeway St.)/Smith Creek Short-term replace bridge. (Town of ) US 0/ Bus. (Ridgeway St.)/Commercial Ave. Short-term modify intersection treatment to facilitate converting Commercial Ave. to a northbound one-way street. (Town of ) US 0/ Bus. (Main St.)/Jefferson Ave. Short-term replace existing traffic signal with new signal. (Town of ) Ingalls St./US 0/ Bus. (Main St.) to 0. miles south of Jefferson Ave. Short-term reconstruct to urban two-lane roadway standards including guardrail in cut sections. (Town of ) Commercial Ave./US 0/ Bus. (Commercial St.) to US 0/ Bus. (Main St.) Short-term convert Commercial Ave. to a northbound only, one-way facility. (Town of ) US 0/ Bus. (Main St.)/US 0/ Bus. (Ridgeway St.) to Hazel Hollow Mid-term reconstruct to urban two-lane roadway standards, with curb and gutter and access mgmt. (Town of ) Jefferson Ave./Benton St. to I- Long-term reconstruct to urban two-lane roadway standards. (Town of ) Rose Ave./Church St. to Lafayette St. Long-term reconstruct to urban two-lane roadway standards. (Town of ) VA /Old Verge St. to Western terminus of roadway Short-term improve roadway as per Alleghany Co. Comp. Plan (Town of ) Chessie Site Access Rd./Main St. to 0. miles east Main St. Short-term construct access road and roadway improvements. (Town of ) Sioux Ave./Northern Corp. Limits to Tremont St. Long-term consider widening to -foot lanes and maintaining clear areas near shoulders. (Town of ) VALLEY -

7 Botetourt County Deficiencies botetourt RECOMMENDATIONS US ( Rd.)/VA 0 (north and south) Long-term consider realigning Trinity Rd. to the south to create four-legged intersection with Shavers Farm Rd. US (Botetourt Rd.)/T-0 (Main St.) Short-term maintenance; Long-term install curb and gutter and upgrade pedestrian access. US (Lee Hwy.)/I- Frontage Rd./VA (Rocky Rd./Alpine Rd.) Short-term enclose exposed drainage ditch. US /VA (Gala Loop Rd./Prices Bluff Rd.) Mid-term install turn lanes at Gala Loop; Long-term reconfigure Prices Bluff Rd. intersection to address geometric issues. US /VA Mid-term consider lengthening southbound right turn lane. 0 0 Fincastle 0 0 I-, exit /US Mid-term check signal warrants and consider installation of traffic signal and add right turn bays in eastbound and westbound approaches. US (Lee Hwy.)/New Western Corp. Limit Buchanan to VA 0 (Lithia Rd.) Mid-term add turn lanes. I-/ MPO to VA Long-term reconstruct to rural six-lane roadway with median (project in environmental stage). I-/VA to Rockbridge Co. Line Short-term resurface pavement and improve drainage; Long-term reconstruct to rural six-lane roadway with median (project in environmental stage). US /VA Y (or 0) to VA Long-term reconstruct to rural four-lane roadway with median US /VA to VA (N.) Long-term reconstruct to rural four-lane roadway with median Fincastle Valley Area MPO Buchanan 0 DEFICIENCIES Intersection Deficiency 0 0 US /VA N. to VA (Pinney Hollow Rd.) Short-term acquire right-of-way for future four-lane roadway expansion; Mid-term construct two-lane roadway; Long-term expand to rural four-lane roadway with median. US /VA (Pinney Hollow Rd.) to Alleghany Co. Line Long-term reconstruct to rural four-lane roadway with median US /VA to VA Long-term reconstruct to rural four-lane roadway with median VA /VA to VA VA /VA to VA VA /VA to VA 0 VA /VA to VA 0 VA /US to Alleghany Co. Line VA /VA (W.) to VA (S.) VA 0/Craig Co. Line to VA (E.) (-foot lanes). VA 0/0. miles east of VA to VA 00 (W.) VA 0/VA 00 (W.) to VA 00 (E.) VA 0/VA 00 (E.) to VA 0 T-0/Western Corp. Limit Fincastle to US VA 0/VA to US (W.) VA 0/Eastern Corp. Limit Fincastle to VA VA 0/T-0 to VA VA /US to VA 0 VA 0/VA 0 (E.) to VA 0 Other Deficiency Segment Deficiency VA 0/VA to VA Both Operation & VA 0/VA (W.) to VA (W.) (-foot lanes). VA /US (N.) to VA 0 VA 0/VA (E.) to VA VA 0/VA 0 to VA (0-foot lanes). VA /VA to VA 0 (0-foot lanes). VA /US to VA (0-foot lanes). VA /VA to US VA /VA to VA Blue Ridge Pkwy./Bedford Co. Line to Southern Corp. Limit Buchanan VA /VA 0 to 0. miles south of VA VA /0. miles south of VA to VA VA (Craig Creek Rd.)/VA to VA VA (Craig Creek Rd.)/VA to VA VA /Alleghany Co. Line to VA (-foot lanes). VA (Mountain Pass Rd.)/US to VA 0 US at Beckner Branch Mid-term replace bridge. Fincastle Bypass (proposed)/us to North Hancock St. Long-term construct new two-lane arterial road (Fincastle Bypass). VALLEY -

8 Craig County Deficiencies Craig RECOMMENDATIONS VA ( Ave.)/VA /VA (Main St.) Mid-term improve pedestrian access and monitor for signal warrants or the need for turn lanes; Long-term add curb and gutter access mgmt. VA /VA 0 Short-term install stop sign on VA 0; Long-term install turn lanes and reconfigure intersection to address geometric issues. VA /VA (S.) Short-term improve pavement markings. VA (Catawba Valley Dr.)/ Co. Line to VA Long-term upgrade lane and shoulder widths to current VDOT design standards. VA (Catawba Valley Dr.)/VA to VA (near New Castle Town limit) Long-term upgrade to current VDOT standards to address safety and geometric issues. New Castle VA /0. miles west of VA to VA (including fullwidth lanes and shoulders). VA /VA to. miles south of Allegany Co. Line VA /. miles south of Alleghany Co. Line to Alleghany Co. Line (including fullwidth lanes and shoulders). VA 0/VA to Botetourt Co. Line (-foot lanes). DEFICIENCIES Intersection Deficiency Other Deficiency Segment Deficiency Both Operation & City of Deficiencies City of covington RECOMMENDATIONS I-, exit /VA (S. Durant Rd.) Mid-term lengthen northbound left-turn lane; Long-term widen median. US (North Alleghany Dr./E. Madison St.)/North Magazine Ave. to E. Echols Ln. Short-term repaint pavement markings; Long-term widen roadway to urban four-lane roadway standards (including curb and gutter, turn lanes and access mgmt.). W. Chestnut St./Craig Ave. to Lexington Ave. Long-term widen to urban two-lane roadway. E. Chestnut St./Lexington Ave. to Highland Ave. Long-term widen to urban two-lane roadway. E. Chestnut St./Highland Ave. to Alleghany Ave. Long-term widen to urban two-lane roadway. 0 City US 0 (S. Monroe Ave.)/W. Riverside Dr. to S. Alleghany St. Long-term consider adding turn lanes. W. Hawthorne St./North Maple Ave. to South Craig Ave. Long-term consider adding turn lanes. E. Hawthorne St./Monroe Ave. to Court Ave. Long-term consider adding turn lanes. 0 0 US /US 0 (E. Madison St.)/E. Echols Ln. to Eastern Corp. Limit Long-term widen to urban four-lane roadway with median. Truck Bypass (proposed)/i- to US /N. Magazine Ave. Mid-term construct four-lane divided facility on new alignment ( Truck Bypass). W. Edgemont Dr. at S. Rayon Dr. Short-term add signage warning of tight turn and advising reduced speed. W. Jackson St. at S. Rayon Dr. Short-term add signage warning of tight turn and advising reduced speed. Hawthorne St. at bridge of CSX R.R. Short-term replace bridge. E. Chestnut St. at CSX R.R. underpass Short-term rehabilitate retaining walls east of bridge. W. Jackson St. at the Wal-Mart Short-term rehabilitate retaining walls. US 0/ (S. Alleghany Dr.) at S. Highland Ave. Mid-term add traffic signal and southbound left-turn lane. VA (S. Carpenter Dr.) at US 0/ (E. Madison St.) Mid-term extend northbound right-turn lane. Durant St./Jackson St./S. Byrd Ave. to I- Long-term reconstruct roadway. CITY OF COVINGTON DEFICIENCIES Intersection Deficiency Other Deficiency Segment Deficiency Both Operation & VALLEY -

9 County Deficiencies roanoke RECOMMENDATIONS VA (Catawba Valley Dr.)/VA Short-term maintenance; Mid-term add turn bays and consider signalization; Long-term reconstruct intersection to current standards, with appropriate turn lanes. US (Bent Mountain Rd.)/VA S. (Tinsley Rd.) Short-term install pavement markings on VA and consider adding flashing lights; Long-term reconstruct intersection with turn lanes and standard lane and shoulder widths. VA (Catawba Valley Dr.)/Northern MPO Limits to Craig Co. Line Mid-term add turn lanes at VA ; Long-term reconstruct to rural four-lane roadway with median US /Floyd Co. Line to MPO Long-term upgrade lane and shoulder widths to current VDOT design standards. Valley Area MPO I-/Montgomery Co. Line to VA Long-term reconstruct to rural six-lane roadway with median (project in environmental stage). VA /US (S.) to VA 0 VA /VA (S.) to US (N.) VA /VA to VA VA /VA to VA (-foot lanes). DEFICIENCIES Intersection Deficiency Segment Deficiency Other Deficiency Both Operation & VALLEY -

10 Other Transportation Deficiencies Public Transportation Recommendations Jurisdiction Identified Need Recommendation Alleghany County Demand-response service between and Valley activity centers Complete feasibility study of new service Botetourt County Express service from Fincastle to. Complete feasibility study of new service Craig County Demand-response service between New Castle and Valley activity centers Complete feasibility study of new service County Access to activity centers outside of Valley Metro service area Expand Valley Metro service outside of the Cities of and Bedford and Lynchburg Regional Service between Bedford, Lynchburg, and Complete feasibility study of new service VALLEY -