Gloucester County residents flocked to Petsworth Elementary School Monday night for a public meeting hosted by VDOT on the possible construction of a Restricted Crossing U-Turn or RCUT intersection at the intersection of Woods Cross Roads. Many residents attended the meeting to voice their opinions about the construction of the RCUT.

The meeting served as a way for the Virginia Department of Transportation to gain public input and educate the community on the project. At the meeting VDOT provided educational resources including a large conceptual diagram of the intersection spread out across tables.

VDOT Communications Manager Kelly Hannon said about 120 people came to the meeting. She said a lot of people were curious as to what a RCUT is and why one is being recommend instead of installing traffic lights.

The RCUT project is VDOT’s recommended solution for reducing the number of collisions at the intersection, which is notorious for crashes. RCUTs restrict the flow of traff...