U.S. Route 460 Corridor Improvements

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Location Study Details

Study Documents

PDF files:

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Executive summary (1.85 MB)
Route 460 DEIS without figures (1 MB)

Route 460 DEIS with figures:

• Chapters 1 - 2: Purpose and Need, Alternative Development (2.85 MB)
• Sections 5 - 6: Socioeconomic; Hazardous Materials (6.27 MB)
• Sections 7 - 9: Historic and Archaeological Resources Air Quality; Noise (11.58 MB)
• Sections 10: Water Quality and Water Resources (18.35 MB)
• Sections 11 - 12: Terrestrial Natural Communities; Aquatic Natural Communities (13.44 MB)
• Sections 13: Waters of the U.S., including Wetlands (15.96 MB)
• Sections 14: Floodways and 100-Year Floodplains (8.91 MB)
• Sections 15 - 17: Threatened and Endangered Species; Wilds and Scenic Rivers; Mineral Resources (21.34 MB)
• Sections 18 - 19: Indirect Effects; Cumulative Effects (8.98 MB)
• Chapters 5 - 7: List of Preparers, References, Comments and Coordination (2.26 MB)

Backup Cost Data to Estimates in the DEIS

• Route 460 cost summary, Oct. 7, 2005 (PDF, 32 KB)
• CBA-1 PCES cost data (.zip)
• CBA-2 PCES cost data (.zip)
• CBA-3 PCES cost data (.zip)
  

Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) Material

• Resolution (129 KB)
• CTB presentation (7 MB)
• November 2005 CTB decision (124 KB)
• Study map (1.1 MB)
• Study schedule (46 KB)

Newsletters

• Summer 2003 (1.5 MB)
• Winter 2004 (2.3 MB)
• Summer 2005 (252 KB)

Toll Study

Funding has not been authorized for activities beyond the current study (e.g. design, right of way acquisition, construction). Therefore, tolls have been considered as an option to provide needed revenue.

The Virginia Department of Transportation prepared a study to assess the feasibility of tolling certain alternatives currently under study. The report only considered CBAs 1 and 3. CBA 2 was not studied as it is not a limited-access facility through its entire length.

• Route 460 toll feasibility study summary (PDF, 622 KB)

Graphics and Handouts from the Citizen Information Meeting

PDF files:

• Existing Transportation Conditions: (3.2 MB) This map shows existing transportation conditions (traffic volumes, truck traffic, and the level of service at signal intersections) within the study area. Level of service is a rating from A to E, representing the average delay at an intersection or a stretch of highway.
  
  
• Origin-Destination Survey Results: (3.1 MB) This map shows results from a survey given to automobile drivers at the borders of the study area on Route 460 (Kings Fork Road at the east, Route 156/Prince George Drive at the west). The purpose of the survey was to determine the origin and destination of trips taken by drivers entering the study area. The survey results demonstrated more travelers were headed to study area communities than those that were traveling through the study area. Because the survey was only taken at two locations, it does not represent local travel within the study area. 
  
  
• Crash Locations: (3.2 MB) This map shows the locations of multiple crashes along Route 460 from 1997 to 2002.
  
  
• Alternatives Screening Matrix: (91 KB) This quantitative chart details the screening criteria for each of the new roadway alignments shown on the Conceptual Alternatives Map and the existing roadway alignment.
  
  
• Roadway Improvement Options: (162 KB) This graphic illustrates the five approaches to managing traffic along Route 460. Options include roadway improvements, mass transit and not building. A new road is one of the options.
  
  
• What Did You Tell Us? (92 KB) Citizens who attended the scoping meetings in August 2003 were asked to fill out a survey about why and how often residents use Route 460. The results are in pie charts.