Coming Soon
Route 17 Widening - From Four Lanes to Six Lanes |
| York County |
Project at a Glance
Schedule for advertisement Winter 2013
Cost
Estimated costs $59 M
Contractor
TBD
Locality
York and Hampton Roads
District
Hampton Roads
Contact
Andrew Scott, P.E., Project Manager
757-925-3685
Project Overview
Route 17 (George Washington Memorial Highway) is currently a four-lane divided roadway with an average daily traffic volume of approximately 63,000 vehicles. There is frequent traffic congestion and delays during peak travel periods. The traffic volume is projected to increase to approximately 104,000 vehicles per day by the design year 2029. The proposed improvements to expand the roadway from four lanes to six lanes could increase vehicle capacity along Route 17, between Route 134 (Hampton Highway) and Route 630 (Wolf Trap Road). The proposed expansion would allow for three lanes both north and south bound.
Other improvements include a raised median, curbing, guttering and a shared-use, bicycle/walking path, which would run parallel to the northbound lanes from Frances Circle to Showalter Road.
The two bridges that currently allow vehicles to travel over the Poquoson River would be replaced with one bridge, carrying six lanes of traffic and a shared-use path.
Access management control measures would be implemented to reduce traffic conflict points by developing safe and efficient driveway designs and spacings. Intersections would be improved with additional turn lanes as warranted by recommended traffic studies.
The additional travel lane northbound and southbound, along with the improved turn movements and access control measures, would provide additional capacity, help relieve traffic congestion and provide a safer roadway facility.
