Raised median, sidewalks coming to Lee-Jackson Highway
STAUNTON – Upgrades are coming for the 12,000 daily drivers on Lee-Jackson Highway.
The $3.3 million project is expected to improve safety and reduce accidents along the highway from its intersection with Rolling Thunder Lane (Route 1049), through the interchange with Route 262, and on to the intersection with Barterbrook Road near Staunton.
Currently, Lee-Jackson Highway (Route 11) has two lanes in each direction and a center turning lane. The project will replace the turn lane with raised medians, only allowing left turns at designed places.
A sidewalk will also be built along the eastern side of the highway from Frontier Drive to existing sidewalk near Staunton city limits.
A citizen information meeting will be held on the project on May 15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Dairy Barn Lecture Hall at the Frontier Cultures Museum. The address is 1290 Richmond Avenue, Staunton. The goal of the meeting is to gather public comment for the project on a “one-to-one” basis with VDOT staff.
More information can be found on the project at on VDOT's website.
According to a press release from the Department of Transportation, this portion of Route 11 gets an average of 12,127 vehicles every day.
Lyra Bordelon (she/her) is the public transparency and justice reporter at The News Leader. Do you have a story tip or feedback? It’s welcome through email to lbordelon@gannett.com. Subscribe to us at newsleader.com.
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