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highway engineers would “have to go back and start from scratch,” according to Capelle.
“Firm plans stop at the north fork of the Thornton,” he concluded.
“They don’t plan to tie Routes 522 and 231 together?” asked Pete Estes.
“Not at the moment,” Capelle replied.
County engineer Fanning Baumgardner told the planners that Maurice Biddle, chairman of the Water and Sewer Authority, had received a letter from the highway department last spring. According to Baumgardner, the department had expressed concern over the location of Sperryville’s sewage treatment plant, worried that it might interfere with a bypass to Route 231.
Noting that he’s discussed the issue with Askew, Capelle said that the highway department no longer considered the by-pass “practical or feasible” in light of the treatment plant’s location.
Capelle pointed out, however, that the highway department might reassess the status of Route 211 through Sperryville at some future date, especially since the General Assembly had mandated the four-laning of all of Route 211.
“What was the completion date?” asked Estes. “1975,” answered planner Newbill Miller with a laugh.
According to Capelle, the highway department has no long range plans to improve Route 522 between Boston and Chester Gap for the next 10 to 15 years. In addition, no major improvements are planned for Route 231 into Madison County. As for secondary roads, Capelle mentioned that improvement projects are covered in the county’s six-year plan, up for
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