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1990 Bikeway/Walkway Plan
Prices Fork/Peppers Ferry Connector
PRIORITY: High
DESIGNATION: Paved Lanes
DESCRIPTION: Coal Hollow
Road (St Rte 705) beginning at Peppers Ferry Road (St Rte 114) and extending
1.95 miles to Prices Fork Road (St Rte 659).
FUNDING SOURCE: Road is
scheduled to be widened by the Virginia Department of Transportation in December
1994. The State will fund 50% of the cost if work is done when the road is improved.
TRAFFIC COUNTS: Range from
97 average daily traffic to 93 average daily traffic (1987 figures).
JUSTIFICATION: This route
will connect the "Prices Fork Route" (discussed on page 16) to Peppers Ferry
Road. Prices Fork Road near the intersection with Peppers Ferry Road is currently
hilly, narrow, curvy, and too dangerous for bicyclists. There are also no plans
to widen or improve this section of the road. The placement of lanes along Coal
Hollow Road would allow for cyclists to have a safe route to travel between
Blacksburg and Peppers Ferry Road. This would help promote non-motorized travel
for commuting purposes. Improvements to this road will greatly increase traffic
(and development) along this road - making lanes even more necessary.
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