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Blacksburg Virginia - Town of Blacksburg Seeks Input on Prices Fork Road and U S Route 460 Bypass Interchange Study 23 January 2024 ( news )
Blacksburg , state Virginia ( By Press Release office)
Jan 23,2024
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January 23 , 2024 , Blacksburg , VA –
The Town of Blacksburg has selected architectural and engineering firm Whitman , Requardt & Associates ( WRA ) to design conceptual plans for a bicycle andpedestrian crossing at the Prices Fork Road and U . S . Route 460 Bypass Interchange . The work will also include a Virginia Department of Transportation ( VDOT ) Operational and Safety Analysis Report ( OSAR ) , and a traffic analysis to determine current usage and circulation patterns , which will inform proposed interchange improvements .
The Prices Fork corridor sees a significant flow of bicycle and pedestrian travel , in addition to vehicular traffic . This area is home to a sizable population of Virginia Tech students , numerous residential developments in the Town of Blacksburg and Montgomery County , and three public schools situated west of the Prices Fork Road and U . S . Route 460 Bypass Interchange .
The existing bridges on the Prices Fork Road and U . S . Route 460 Bypass Interchange , designed and built in the 1970s , were not constructed to handle the large volume of bicycle and pedestrian traffic that is seen today and is predicted in the future .
The central objective of this project is to enhance bicycle and pedestrian mobility through the existing Prices Fork/Route 460 interchange area by incorporating a 10 - foot wide Shared Use Path . Potential future interchange modifications to accommodate traffic growth are also being studied to ensure the compatibility of a new Shared Use Path through the area . It is anticipated that a bicycle/pedestrian crossing , along with providing safe access to the bridge , will require revisions to the entrance and/or exit ramps of the existing interchange . This project is in the early stages of design .
The Town is seeking feedback on the project from January to February 2024 . Input gathered will help the project team assess designs that best address community need . In March 2024 , several proposed designs will be provided to the town by WRA , and a public engagement meeting will be held . Conceptual design plans will be ready for the VDOT SmartScale funding application by mid to late summer .
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