Project Summary:

Location

Montgomery County, Virginia

Project Description

The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Tech's Transportation Institute are building a 5.7-mile limited-access highway between Blacksburg and Interstate 81. This direct link will reduce traffic congestion and enhance safety in this region.

• Overview
• History of the Smart Road
• Smart Road Bridge Fact Sheet
• Photo Gallery
• Contact Names for the Smart Road
• Smart Road Research Projects
• Fact Sheet

Contacts

Salem District: saleminfo@virginiadot.org

Status

• Initial 1.7-mile, two-lane test track built on a four-lane right-of-way is complete.
• The phase of construction recently completed features Virginia’s tallest bridge and about 200 yards of roadway, crossing Route 723 and making the track two miles long.
• The final phase, extending the road to I-81, is not yet scheduled for construction.

Calendar

The schedule for completing the four-lane test track for entire 5.7 miles and connecting the road to I-81 has not been established. Plans call for four-laning the entire 5.7 miles beyond 2015 and connecting it to I-81.