VDOT details spring repairs, chip-seal and SMART SCALE projects for Southampton County
March 24, 2026 | Southampton County, Virginia
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Rossi Carroll, residency administrator for the Virginia Department of Transportation, told the Southampton County Board of Supervisors on March 24 that crews are addressing winter-related pavement damage with a mix of temporary pothole patching and planned full-depth repairs.
Carroll said the department has been clearing storm debris, repairing washouts on Route 58 and conducting edge and shoulder work on multiple secondary roads. "We do have a customer service center...1-800-367-7623," he said, asking residents to call with safety or maintenance concerns.
Why it matters: Board members and public commenters had raised concerns about narrow, aging secondary roads and increasing truck traffic. Carroll said preventive treatments, including latex sealers and plant-mix overlays on routes such as 616, 35 and segments of US 58, are intended to keep cracks sealed and reduce pothole recurrence.
Carroll outlined four SMART SCALE projects in varying stages: a New Market Road turn lane (projected award August 2027), a US-58 eastbound project (projected October 2028), and a Camp Parkway project advertised for award in May. He also described planned ditch cleaning, cross-pipe replacements and shoulder reshaping over the next three months.
Board members pressed Carroll on local trouble spots — including a large hole on Route 609 — and on traffic-study status for Lakeside Drive and the Rescue Squad intersection near Ivor. Carroll said he will follow up on outstanding study requests and that some site-specific reviews remain in the traffic-engineering queue.
The presentation closed with Carroll describing recurring maintenance details — how latex seals prevent water intrusion and why certain center-line materials must be ground out before repaving — and with supervisors thanking him for the update.
The board did not take formal action on the presentation; Carroll said residents should use the customer-service number for maintenance requests.
Carroll said the department has been clearing storm debris, repairing washouts on Route 58 and conducting edge and shoulder work on multiple secondary roads. "We do have a customer service center...1-800-367-7623," he said, asking residents to call with safety or maintenance concerns.
Why it matters: Board members and public commenters had raised concerns about narrow, aging secondary roads and increasing truck traffic. Carroll said preventive treatments, including latex sealers and plant-mix overlays on routes such as 616, 35 and segments of US 58, are intended to keep cracks sealed and reduce pothole recurrence.
Carroll outlined four SMART SCALE projects in varying stages: a New Market Road turn lane (projected award August 2027), a US-58 eastbound project (projected October 2028), and a Camp Parkway project advertised for award in May. He also described planned ditch cleaning, cross-pipe replacements and shoulder reshaping over the next three months.
Board members pressed Carroll on local trouble spots — including a large hole on Route 609 — and on traffic-study status for Lakeside Drive and the Rescue Squad intersection near Ivor. Carroll said he will follow up on outstanding study requests and that some site-specific reviews remain in the traffic-engineering queue.
The presentation closed with Carroll describing recurring maintenance details — how latex seals prevent water intrusion and why certain center-line materials must be ground out before repaving — and with supervisors thanking him for the update.
The board did not take formal action on the presentation; Carroll said residents should use the customer-service number for maintenance requests.
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