Board adopts Lancaster County secondary six-year road plan, adds Kenner Drive
May 30, 2025 | Lancaster County, Virginia
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Lancaster County supervisors unanimously adopted the county’s draft Secondary Six-Year Plan Wednesday, a six-year listing of secondary (route 600+) projects that the county uses to prioritize telefee and district grant funds for resurfacing and other improvements.
County roads engineer told the board the plan covers fiscal year 2026 through 2031 and noted Kenner Drive was added to the draft plan with an estimated cost of $70,000. Funding for Kenner Drive, the presentation said, would come from previous-year allocations ($46,919) and telefees allocated in FY26–27 to fully fund the project in FY27. Telefees are payments by utility companies for use of the right-of-way and are distributed to counties based on population; the district grant for unpaved roads is allocated by miles of unpaved road with more than 50 vehicles per day.
The staff presentation reviewed the county’s remaining inventory of unpaved roads (about 4.78 miles), estimated paving to hard surface costs at about $1 per foot (roughly $2.5 million to finish remaining roads), and noted specific projects such as the Field Trail estimate of about $317,000 to hard-surface 0.6 miles if traffic counts exceed the 50-vehicle threshold used to allocate funds. Staff also told the board that pavement work identified as "cape seal" or surface treatments may leave loose sand that crews will sweep if excess remains after traffic compacts the surface.
After staff opened a public comment period with three-minute limits, Kilmarnock resident John Guzak and others asked technical and timing questions about paving and striping schedules. The board then moved to approve the Secondary Six-Year Plan as presented.
The approved plan creates a funding placeholder for countywide engineering and future unpaved-road allocations; staff said the unpaid-road funds will remain until a road meets program thresholds. The plan’s adoption allows the county administrator to sign the required cover sheet and move forward with project scheduling and right-of-way work.
County roads engineer told the board the plan covers fiscal year 2026 through 2031 and noted Kenner Drive was added to the draft plan with an estimated cost of $70,000. Funding for Kenner Drive, the presentation said, would come from previous-year allocations ($46,919) and telefees allocated in FY26–27 to fully fund the project in FY27. Telefees are payments by utility companies for use of the right-of-way and are distributed to counties based on population; the district grant for unpaved roads is allocated by miles of unpaved road with more than 50 vehicles per day.
The staff presentation reviewed the county’s remaining inventory of unpaved roads (about 4.78 miles), estimated paving to hard surface costs at about $1 per foot (roughly $2.5 million to finish remaining roads), and noted specific projects such as the Field Trail estimate of about $317,000 to hard-surface 0.6 miles if traffic counts exceed the 50-vehicle threshold used to allocate funds. Staff also told the board that pavement work identified as "cape seal" or surface treatments may leave loose sand that crews will sweep if excess remains after traffic compacts the surface.
After staff opened a public comment period with three-minute limits, Kilmarnock resident John Guzak and others asked technical and timing questions about paving and striping schedules. The board then moved to approve the Secondary Six-Year Plan as presented.
The approved plan creates a funding placeholder for countywide engineering and future unpaved-road allocations; staff said the unpaid-road funds will remain until a road meets program thresholds. The plan’s adoption allows the county administrator to sign the required cover sheet and move forward with project scheduling and right-of-way work.
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