Local Assistance Division
Programs
Arlington and Henrico County Secondary Construction and Maintenance Payments
Unlike other counties in Virginia, Arlington and Henrico counties do not have state-maintained secondary highways.
Instead, these counties maintain their own systems of local roads.
Section 33.2-366 of the Code of Virginia sets out the process for determining the amount that the state pays these counties for the maintenance and construction of their local road systems annually.
The 2013 General Assembly established a new base amount for maintenance of $17,218 per lane-mile for Arlington and $12,529 per lane-mile for Henrico.
These amounts are then adjusted annually to account for inflation, by multiplying the annual rate per category, using the base rate of growth planned for the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT)highway maintenance and operations program.
The construction allocations received by each county are determined in the same manner as the amount for other counties (80 percent based upon population and 20 percent based upon county size).
The construction payment to these counties is then reduced by the percentage of funds that come from federal sources, as this money is reserved for federal projects in each county (called the County Federal Escrow Fund).
In accordance with §§ 46.2-1140.1, 46.2-1143, 46.2-1148, and 46.2-1149.1 of the Code of Virginia, (1950), as amended in 2012, beginning in Fiscal Year 2014, overweight permit fee revenue will be distributed on the basis of lane mileage to localities along with their quarterly maintenance payments.
A copy of the approved mileage and payment is below.
PDFs: 
- Guide for county road systems in Arlington and Henrico counties
- Arlington County allocation worksheet
- Henrico County allocation worksheet
- County overweight permit revenue
Contact
John Leonard
john.leonard@vdot.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Transportation
Local Assistance Division
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-225-4466
Virginia Byways
The Commonwealth's byways are composed of approximately 3,500 miles of roads and offer distinctive routes with archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic value.
Contact:
Synthia Waymack
Tel: (804) 404-6333
Synthia.Waymack@vdot.virginia.gov
Rural Rustic Roads 
The Rural Rustic Road Program is a practical approach to paving Virginia's low-volume roads. It aims to keep traditional rural lane ambience, while improving the road surface within the current right-of-way.
Also see Getting Roads Paved
PDFs
- Rural Rustic Roads Program
- Rural Rustic Roads environmental and hydraulic review requirements checklist
- Rural Rustic scoping report
- VDOT memorandum DM 13-2: Administration of the unpaved road program
- Detailed list of completed Rural Rustic Road Program projects
- Summary of completed Rural Rustic Road Program projects
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Contact: VDOT Offices: Residencies
Urban Program
The Local Assistance Division (LAD) is responsible for statewide urban policy and provides program oversight and guidance for the urban maintenance and construction programs.
There are currently 85 municipalities in the urban system, as defined under now repealed Section 33.2-362 and Section 33.2-319 of the Code of Virginia.
A municipality qualifies for the urban program by satisfying any of the following requirements:
- All cities regardless of population
- All incorporated towns of more than 3,500 population according to the latest U.S. Census or by evidence of population
- Six incorporated towns (Chase City, Elkton, Grottoes, Narrows, Pearisburg, and Saltville) which maintained streets under (repealed) Section 33.1-80.
- The towns of Wise, Lebanon, Altavista and Dublin, pursuant to Section 33.2-358.
The department has assigned urban program managers to serve as the primary liaison with the municipalities in the urban system.
The urban program managers are responsible for regular program-level coordination with their assigned municipalities.
They are responsible for coordinating the Six-Year Improvement Program, developing and executing project agreements and coordination of the urban program with district and residency offices for their assigned areas.
Urban Policy
On Dec. 14, 2006, the Commonwealth Transportation Board adopted a new Urban Maintenance and Construction Program Policy. This action formalized policies relative to the Urban Program, replaced the Urban Manual as the program regulation, and directed the department to promulgate program guidance.
Urban Maintenance Program
The Urban Maintenance Program is based on Section 33.2-319 of the Code of Virginia which authorizes the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to make payments to cities and towns in the urban system for maintenance, construction and reconstruction of roads and streets meeting specific criteria and under certain conditions.
Each year, the CTB approves mileage additions and deletions and approves the payments to municipalities in the urban system for maintenance purposes.
A copy of the approved mileage and payments is below.
In accordance with §§ 46.2-1140.1, 46.2-1143, 46.2-1148, and 46.2-1149.1 of the Code of Virginia, (1950), as amended in 2012, beginning in Fiscal Year 2014, overweight permit fee revenue will be distributed on the basis of lane mileage to localities along with their quarterly maintenance payments.
A copy of the approved mileage and payment is below.
VDOT no longer develops equipment rental rates for the commonwealth.
If localities have not developed their own rates, we recommend using the Rental Rate Blue Book
The cost of the Rental Rate Blue Book purchase can be paid for using maintenance funds.
PDFs
FY23 Urban Municipal Mileage and Payments
History of Pavement Rates
Urban Overweight Permit Revenue FY21 (22 KB)
The code requires municipalities to report their maintenance expenditures to VDOT on an annual basis.
Prior to modifying the reporting requirements, VDOT worked with a stakeholders group to identify the best method for reporting.
Urban Maintenance Program Procedures
PDFs
Maintenance payment process summary (36 KB)
Maintenance budget process (36 KB)
Road and street eligibility criteria summary (33 KB)
Based on input from our stakeholders and approval by the CTB, this reporting is done on the Weldon Cooper Center Public Finance Survey.
The reporting must be based on audited numbers so the survey will be sent out by February each year by the Weldon Cooper Center.
PDFs
Letter to municipalities (68 KB)
The Virginia code also requires municipalities to report on the performance of their systems.
Information on the condition of bridges in the urban system is included on the maintenance section of VDOT’s Dashboard.
Contact
John Leonard
john.leonard@vdot.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Transportation
Local Assistance Division
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-225-4466
VDOT Assessment of Locality Pavement and Bridges
Local Stakeholder Meeting Recording – Maintenance Study
Localities Kickoff Meeting Notes Jan 12th 2023
Local Government Workgroup Information / Pavement Condition Data
PDFs
Pavement Condition Data Collection on the Local System
- Arterial data statewide (Excel 28 MB)
- Pavement data dictionary (Excel 85 KB)
- July 13, 2012, letter – Collection of pavement condition data on the local system (36 KB)
- Pavement delivery method options (2.4 MB)
- Webinar on local system pavement condition and performance data Sept. 17, 2013
- Pavement condition data – Maintained by localities PowerPoint (3 MB)
- Webinar demonstrating iVision Pavement System management, May 8, 2014
- VDOT Pavement Management Program overview (174 KB)
- A guide to evaluating pavement distress through the use of digital images v2.6 (aka: Pavement distress manual) (4 MB)
- Development of pavement condition indices Phase I (Flexible pavements) (863 KB)
- Development of pavement condition indices Phase II(Rigid pavement) (377 KB)
Contact
Yolanda Newton
Yolanda.newton@vdot.virginia.gov
Phone: (804) 786-0334
Virginia Department of Transportation
Local Assistance Division
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Urban Construction Program
Funding for urban construction projects are provided based on a competitive application process through the Smart Portal.
Detailed guidance for the Urban Construction Program is available in the Urban Manual or from your Urban Program Manager.
Contact
Yolanda Newton
Yolanda.newton@vdot.virginia.gov
Phone: (804) 786-0334
Virginia Department of Transportation
Local Assistance Division
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Resources
PDFs
- Urban Construction and Maintenance Program guidance (Urban Manual) - Revised August 2017