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1990 Bikeway/Walkway Plan
Mt. Tabor Route
PRIORITY: Medium
DESIGNATION: Paved Lanes
DESCRIPTION: Mt. Tabor Road
(St Rte 624) beginning from the corporate limits of Blacksburg and extending
one mile east of Preston Forest Drive (St Rte 806).
FUNDING SOURCE: This road
is scheduled to be widened and improved by the Virginia Department of Transportation
in January 1999. The State would fund 50% of these lanes if the work is completed
when the road is improved.
TRAFFIC COUNTS: Range from
513 average daily traffic to 1,056 average daily traffic (1987 figures).
JUSTIFICATION: This bike
route would serve several subdivisions (Indian Run, Preston Forest, Mt. Tabor
Village, Blacksburg's Woodbine) and a large school/day care facility. Currently,
the narrow, windy road is dangerous for bikers or walkers because of the heavy
traffic generated from the subdivisions. These paved lanes would extend beyond
Preston Forest serving the heavily populated area of the road but the route
would continue beyond this as a shared roadway. This bike route is a popular
route that extends into Roanoke County.
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