1990 Bikeway/Walkway Plan
Prices Fork Route
ROUTE NAME: Prices Fork Route
PRIORITY: High
DESIGNATION: Paved Lanes
DESCRIPTION: Prices Fork
Road (St Rte 685) beginning at the town limits of Blacksburg and extending 1.68
miles to Tucker Road (St Rte 736).
FUNDING SOURCE: Road is
scheduled to be widened by the Virginia Department of Transportation in June
1991. The State will fund 50% of the cost if work is done when the road is widened.
TRAFFIC COUNTS: Range from
7,047 average daily traffic to 4,663 average daily traffic (1987 figures).
JUSTIFICATION: This route
will serve a growing number of subdivisions (Montgomery Farms, Phillips Acres,
and the proposed Sterling manor) in the county. This route also serves Prices
Fork Elementary School, provides the most direct link between Blacksburg and
Radford and is a popular biking route between Blacksburg and the New River.
This road currently receives a large volume of high speed traffic which makes
walking or biking very dangerous and almost impossible. The town of Blacksburg
currently has bike lanes extending to the town limits. These proposed lanes
would be a logical extension into the County.
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