Roundabout Being Discussed for 122 at Hardy Road
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FRANKLIN COUNTY – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will held a citizens information meeting to present plans to construct a roundabout as a safety improvement at the intersection of Route 122 (Booker T. Washington Highway) and Route 636 (Hardy Road) in Franklin County January 23.
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The meeting was held at Burnt Chimney Elementary School located at 80 Burnt Chimney Road in Wirtz at 5 p.m.
The meeting allowed citizens or organizations to give input on the project in an “open-house” type format with no formal presentation given. VDOT representatives were on-hand to discuss the project and answer questions.
VDOT is pursuing changing the scope of a previously funded safety improvement project at the Route 122 and Hardy Road intersection and refining the design to include a roundabout to provide improvements that enhance safety given the more recent crash pattern.
A number of accidents, some fatal, have happened at the intersection over the years.