Board adopts VDOT's FY25'FY30 Secondary Six-Year Plan despite funding decline, eyes Safe Streets grants
May 28, 2024 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia
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The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the Virginia Department of Transportation's FY2025'FY2030 Secondary Six-Year Plan (SSYP) on May 28 after a presentation by County Transportation Director Paul Agnello and VDOT Residency Engineer Kyle Bates.
Agnello told the board the SSYP allocation for FY25'FY30 is down compared with previous cycles and the first-year allotment has fallen roughly 23 percent over seven years. The plan lists 16 projects, including paving four remaining unpaved public roads (Ryland Pain, Shirley, Houston and Lidoux), several rural addition efforts, and a bundle of five projects submitted under the federal Safe Streets for All program (three trench-widening shoulder treatments, one widening project on Robert E. Lee Drive and a single-lane roundabout proposal at Old Plank Road and Dora Drive).
Bates explained two funding streams for the SSYP (telecommunications fees and unpaved-road funds) and clarified that federal Safe Streets award would cover up to 80 percent of eligible project costs, leaving 20 percent county participation. If the county receives a successful federal award, the match requirement could make otherwise-unfunded trench-widening projects affordable.
Supervisors pressed staff on maintenance funding, mowing frequency on rural routes and the practical trade-offs of delaying penalty assessments for real estate taxes (a separate discussion earlier in the meeting). VDOT said some maintenance increases have been made statewide and the residency has been prioritizing pipe replacements and shoulder work ahead of resurfacing to protect investments.
The board approved the SSYP resolution and directed staff to pursue federal grant opportunities and to bring back recommendations on maintenance and legislative priorities to seek increased state funding for rural road maintenance.
What the plan means: adoption moves the county's SSYP to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for final action; it preserves project prioritization and keeps county projects eligible for state and federal matches, but does not itself reallocate county general funds.
Agnello told the board the SSYP allocation for FY25'FY30 is down compared with previous cycles and the first-year allotment has fallen roughly 23 percent over seven years. The plan lists 16 projects, including paving four remaining unpaved public roads (Ryland Pain, Shirley, Houston and Lidoux), several rural addition efforts, and a bundle of five projects submitted under the federal Safe Streets for All program (three trench-widening shoulder treatments, one widening project on Robert E. Lee Drive and a single-lane roundabout proposal at Old Plank Road and Dora Drive).
Bates explained two funding streams for the SSYP (telecommunications fees and unpaved-road funds) and clarified that federal Safe Streets award would cover up to 80 percent of eligible project costs, leaving 20 percent county participation. If the county receives a successful federal award, the match requirement could make otherwise-unfunded trench-widening projects affordable.
Supervisors pressed staff on maintenance funding, mowing frequency on rural routes and the practical trade-offs of delaying penalty assessments for real estate taxes (a separate discussion earlier in the meeting). VDOT said some maintenance increases have been made statewide and the residency has been prioritizing pipe replacements and shoulder work ahead of resurfacing to protect investments.
The board approved the SSYP resolution and directed staff to pursue federal grant opportunities and to bring back recommendations on maintenance and legislative priorities to seek increased state funding for rural road maintenance.
What the plan means: adoption moves the county's SSYP to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for final action; it preserves project prioritization and keeps county projects eligible for state and federal matches, but does not itself reallocate county general funds.
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