Recently Completed
Rockingham County - Route 820 (Bergton Road) |
Project at a Glance
Contract awarded March 17, 2010
Est Completion Date
November 30, 2010
Cost
Contract value $3,677,340.33
Lengths and Limits
Length 0.824 Miles; From: 1.13 miles west of Route 259 To: 0.306 mile west of Route 259
Contractor
Perry Engineering Company Inc. of Winchester
Locality
Rockingham
District
Staunton
Contact
Project Details
This 0.824-mile long project on Route 820 is located from 1.13-miles to 0.306-mile west of Route 259 in the Bergton area of Rockingham County.
The current roadway has many sharp curves and substandard shoulders with no ditch. Also, on this portion of Route 820, there is a steep rock slope on north side of the road and on the south side of the road there is a 50 to 75-foot embankment leading to the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. The embankment is beginning to show signs of failure.
The purpose of this project is to stabilize the failing embankment, to widen the shoulders and to reconstruct and improve the layout of the roadway.
The project will widen the existing two 10-foot lanes to two 11-foot lanes with four-foot graded shoulders. Three rows of soil nails spaced three-feet apart will be installed and embedded into the bedrock to help stabilize the embankment. Soil nails are long metal rods, commonly used for stabilizing large and steep slopes.
The road is bordered by National Forest property along most of the project limits. This portion of Route 820 currently carries 1300 vehicles per day. Of this number, seven percent are trucks. By the year 2022 the traffic is projected to increase to 1,500 vehicles per day. The speed limit of the road will remain unposted, which leaves the speed at the statutory rate of 55 miles per hour.
This project is funded with a combination of state, federal and revenue sharing funds from Rockingham County. The total estimated cost is $4.8 million which includes $25,000 for preliminary engineering, $79,000 for right of way activities, and $4.5 million for construction.
Benefits of Project
This project stabilizes the failing embankment along the southern side of the road. It also improves roadway layout and provides shoulders and ditches, making the road safer and enhancing drainage performance.
Media and Public Events
Ribbon Cutting Event - Route 820 - Rockingham County
Route 820 (Bergton Road) just west of Route 259 (Brocks Gap Road) in Bergton, Virginia
January 11, 2011
1:00 p.m.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Rockingham County Board of Supervisors Chairman Pablo Cuevas, and Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District Construction Engineer Randy Kiser, P.E. are scheduled to speak.
Due to the change in the weather forecast: This event will be held on Route 820 in the Bergton area of Rockingham County. Parking will be at the Bergton Containment and Recycling Center with the event a few feet away on Route 820. This on Route 820 near the corner of Route 259 (Brocks Gap Road).
Driving directions: From Interstate 81 take exit 257 to Route 11/Route 259 and head west on Route 259 for approximately 4 miles. Turn left on to Lee Street (Route 259) in Town of Broadway and follow Route 259 for approximately 14 miles to Route 820. Turn left onto Route 820. The Bergton Containment and Recycling Center parking lot will be on the left.
