A recently issued regional report includes weekday traffic volumes for more than a dozen Gloucester County road segments, with most of the roads posting increases between 2012 and 2015.
The report is produced by Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization as part of the region’s Congestion Management Process, an ongoing process that identifies, develops, evaluates and implements transportation strategies to enhance mobility region wide. Gloucester County is a member of HRTPO.
The report did not offer any explanation for changes in road volume between the two years, although the traffic volume was measured on different days, a chart indicated.
Road segments and traffic volumes for 2015 and 2012 are, as follows:
Belroi Road, from Hickory Fork Road to Route 17, 4,781 in 2015, up from 4,633 in 2012; Guinea Road, from Route 17 to Maryus Road, 7,951, down from 8,429 in 2012; Hickory Fork Road, from Route 17 to Belroi Road, 5,722, down from 5,826; Route 3/14, from Route 17 Business to Cow Creek, 18,778, up from 18,092; Route 3/14, from Cow Creek to Mathews County line, 13,993, up from 12,987.
Also, Route 14, from King and Queen County line to Route 17, 4,713, up from 4,309; Route 17 (Coleman Bridge), from York County line to Guinea Road, 34,285 in 2015, up from 33,253 in 2012; Route 17, from Guinea Road to Hickory Fork Road, 38,066, up from 36,654; Route 17, from Business 17 South to Business North (Main Street), 20,430, down from 20,692.
Also, Route 17 Business North (Main Street) to Ark Road, 16,486, down from 16,978; Route 17, from Ark Road to Route 14, 12,587 in 2015, down from 12,970 in 2012; Route 17, from Route 14 to Routes 33/198, 6,733, down from 7,108 three years earlier; Route 17, from Routes 33/198 to Middlesex County line, 12,937, down from 13,596.
In addition, Route 33, from King and Queen County line to Route 17, 7,965, up from 7,957 vehicles; Route 198, from Pampa Road to Harcum Road, 2,473, up from 2,468; Route 198, from Harcum Road to Mathews County line, 2,262, down from 2,483; Business Route 17 (Main Street), from Route 17 Bypass to Route 3/14, 22,360 in 2015, up from 22,174 in 2012.
Most of the above listed road segments were rated as having low congestion, the report said. The lone Gloucester road segment listed as moderately congested was Hickory Fork Road, from Route 17 to Belroi Road.
HRTPO has annually prepared a report detailing average weekday traffic volumes of major roadways in Hampton Roads since 2006.