NEWS: James City County Navigates 'Secondary' Road Needs

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A second bridge is being built across train tracks to accommodate widening Croaker Rd. between Richmond Rd. and the James City County Library. The project is the County’s top priority for “secondary road” improvements. (Image: George Arbogust, Williamsburg Independent).

At their meeting earlier this week, the James City County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an updated six-year plan for secondary road improvements. Developed in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the plan includes both current and special funding projects. "Each year the Virginia Department of Transportation works with the Board of Supervisors to develop a list of project priorities for the secondary six-year plan or SSYP funding," said Paul Holt, the County’s Community Development Director. “This funding is specific to the improvements and construction of secondary roads which are ones with route numbers above 600," Holt noted.

One of the projects in the plan is already underwa…