Roundabout at Lee Hill School Drive and Old Dominion Parkway
Roundabout at Lee Hill School Drive and Old Dominion Parkway
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) invited public comment between Dec. 18, 2022 and Jan. 28, 2023, on a proposed project to build a mini-roundabout at the Lee Hill School Drive and Old Dominion Parkway intersection in Spotsylvania County.
Project Overview
This project includes converting the existing intersection at Route 635 (Lee Hill School Drive) and Route 1035 (Old Dominion Parkway) to a mini roundabout with pedestrian crossings, lighting, and a bus pad for the FXBGO! bus stop. The purpose of this project is to reduce conflict points and enhance safety. A mini roundabout is typically used in lower speed residential areas with the primary differences from a regular roundabout being a smaller diameter and fully mountable center island to facilitate large truck movements.
During construction, intermittent tractor-trailer and oversized vehicle detours will be in place.
Project materials
- Environmental document
- Proposed Project Design Display
- Design Public Hearing Project Brochure
- Proposed Project Detour Map
- Project Page on VDOT website
- Project News Release
- Frequently Asked Questions (posted on Feb. 22, 2023, in response to questions asked during comment period)
Innovative Intersection Information
This proposed intersection design is known as a mini roundabout. Watch a video on mini roundabouts and visit VDOT’s Innovative Intersections page to learn more about this design, which is intended to reduce the number of points where vehicles can cross paths and eliminates the potential for right-angle and head-on crashes.
Design Public Hearing
An in-person design public hearing was held on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, from 5-7 p.m. at Lee Hill Elementary School, 3600 Lee Hill School Drive, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22408.
Project Benefits
A mini roundabout has been chosen to improve the safety and efficiency of the intersection.
Roundabouts are safer than traffic signals and traditional convetional stop-controlled intersections because traffic can continuially and efficiently flow through the intersection and vehicle operation speeds are lower. It reduces the number of points where vehicle can cross paths and eliminates the potential for right-angle and head-on crashes. Additionally, roundabouts help reduce air pollution and fuel use compared to a signalized intersection due to reduced idling and less accelration and deceleration.
Project timeline
- Design public hearing: Jan. 18, 2023
- Project advertised for construction: March 2024
- Construction begins: June 2024
- Construction complete: Feb. 2025
Project contacts
Ms. Jessica Graves, VDOT Project Manager
Jessica.Graves@VDOT.Virginia.Gov
(540) 899-4267
and
Ms. Alexis Breeden, VDOT Senior Communications Specialist
Alexis.Breeden@VDOT.Virginia.Gov
(540) 547-1752
Phase: Proposed
UPC: 110900
Latitude/Longitude: 38.223707117799314, -77.48302098569178
Locality: Spotsylvania County, VDOT Fredericksburg District
Translation assistance: For translation assistance, please call the VDOT Fredericksburg District office at (540) 899-4288 or TTY/TDD 711.
Comments closed on January 28, 2023.