The Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct a public information meeting on a proposed shared-use path or extended sidewalk on Roaring Springs Road. The meeting will be held from 5-7 p.m. next Thursday, Aug. 14, at Botetourt Elementary School.
According to a notice, VDOT will study the potential to build an extended use path for pedestrians and bicyclists along Roaring Springs Road from Wyncote Avenue to Beaverdam Park. This path, if built, would be approximately two miles long, and would be paved, according to information.
Details can be found on www.vdot.virginia.gov, searching for Roaring Springs path study.
Another project on the east side of Roaring Springs Road, a sidewalk between Main Street and Route 1025, Wyn-cote Avenue, is presently in the design stage, VDOT said. This project is approximately 2,000 feet, six feet wide, with an estimated start date of December 2027. The project would be advertised to potential bidders in mid-2027, with construction starting in lat...