Hello all! updates to the Rt 29/VDOT Petition
As you are aware, the community has spent decades going back and forth with VDOT about how best to fix Route 29 Northeast Of Warrenton, and to their credit, VDOT is again working with the community to create a long-term consensus plan. The next VDOT sponsored community meeting is Aug. 30, 1-3 p.m. at the Warren Green Bldg, 10 Hotel St., Warrenton.
BUT, while we are talking with VDOT over the next year or more, our safety can't wait for more accidents. Please visit the link above, sign the petition, and join us in telling VDOT to use our $7,000,000+ of Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program dollars to immediately implement the Consensus Plan below for Rt 29 NOW! The immediate fixes below meet the needs of the Rt 29 community Northeast of Warrenton by improving safety and reducing accidents, while maintaining accessibility, and increasing throughput.Follow the link above and join with other community members and elected officials - tell VDOT to immediately implement the Consensus Plan and ‘Fix Rt 29 NOW, OUR SAFETY CAN'T WAIT! WE SUPPORT VDOT ACTING NOW ON THESE CONSENSUS ITEMS:
Lower the Rt 29 speed limit to 45 MPH from Rt 215 to Telephone Rd
Fix the Rt 29 sightline problem Southwest of Rt 215
Improve the Broad Run/Rt 600 and 29 intersection turn lanes, light sequence, and timing to optimize the intersection
These Consensus Items are in place of VDOT’s 2017 "Improvement Plan", which is now on permanent hold thanks to your support. VDOT’s 2017 "Improvement Plan" included blocking all left turns from Rt 29 to Vint Hill Rd and other local Rt 29 intersections, prohibited left turns back on to Rt 29 headed into the Town of Warrenton, and required U-turns for those trying to turn left into or left out of Vint Hill and the communities along Rt 29.
In addition, please sign on to www.VillageNOW.org and join our effort to organize regarding Rt 29 and other issues important to our community. VillageNOW.org is a new community group comprised of the residents and businesses located in the area to the Northeast of Warrenton around Route 29, including Eastern Warrenton, Buckland, New Baltimore, Vint Hill, Brookside, Broad Run and surrounding neighborhoods. To coordinate our Rt 29 efforts VillageNow.org will be hosting regular meetings at Vint Hill every first Tuesday of the month beginning September 4th, to give concerned community members Rt 29 status reports, and facilitate conversation about goings on relevant to our community, Rt 29 Northeast Of Warrenton. Please visit us at www.VillageNOW.org to sign up and for schedule updates andwww.VillageNOW.org meeting details!