VDOT News - Hampton Roads

JAMES CITY COUNTY - The public is invited to join the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for a virtual, online “Pardon Our Dust” meeting to learn more about the upcoming Skiffes Creek Connector construction project. Once complete, the new connector roadway will provide connectivity between Pocahontas Trail (Route 60) and Merrimac Trail (Route 143) in James City County and relieve congestion in the vicinity.

The meeting will be held virtually beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 29 with a backup date of Monday, May 3. To participate by phone, call 415-655-0001 using meeting code 182 919 6459 and passcode 8368, or to participate from your laptop or mobile device by clicking the link on the project website at https://www.virginiadot.org/SkiffesCreek for virtual access.

The update will include a brief presentation from VDOT engineers and the project’s construction staff followed by a live chat question and answer session. The full recorded session will be made available on VDOT’s project page within 48 hours after the live session has ended.

Construction activity is anticipated to begin in James City County this spring and expected to be completed in the fall of 2022.

Anyone requiring special assistance to attend and participate in this informational meeting may contact VDOT’s Civil Rights Division at (757) 956-3000 or TDD/TTY 711.

About the Project

The purpose of the Skiffes Creek Connector is to create efficient local connectivity between Route 60 and Route 143, in the area between Route 199 and Route 238, in a manner that improves safety, emergency evacuation, and the movement of goods along the two primary roadways.

This project is included in the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization's FY2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program, and was added to the 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan as a stand-alone project for preliminary engineering and right-of-way.

The Skiffes Creek Connector project consists of the design and construction of:

• a new two-lane connecting roadway between Route 60 and Route 143,
• new turn lanes and intersection improvements,
• two bridges—one bridge over Skiffes Creek and one bridge over the CSX railroad tracks and Route 143,
• and the addition of a multi-use path along eastbound Route 60 between Green Mount Parkway (Route 774) and the existing bus stop.

The project is being delivered as a Design-Build Project to assist in expediting delivery. Using this method, the design-build contractor is able to perform final design, right of way acquisition and utility relocation and some construction activities concurrently.

For more information on the project, visit https://www.virginiadot.org/skiffescreek.

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