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By Galen C. McBride
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
First in a series of five articles on the county’s Six Year Plan to upgrade or improve secondary roads in the county.
“I don’t think I would ever get over it if some kid hit that tree after we determined that it was safe,” Bob Anderson said softly. He was referring to the great sycamore tree on Yancey Road. The supervisor from StonewallHawthome District was referring to recent debate about the current road work being done on Route 621 located in his district.
“Safety is my driving point. I have no agenda for paving all the roads in the county.”
But, based on the public rhetoric and opposition at public hearings throughout the county, many people disagree. They see their way of life and the things they hold dear threatened.
At the core of it all lurks the Virginia Department of Transportation Six Year Construction Plan for statewide improvement of secondary roads. With the exception of Arlington and Henrico Counties, what is widely perceived as a county road system has long been replaced by a state-managed and state-controlled network of secondary roads.
Primary roads and those that are part of the interstate transportation system, are managed separately.
As important as the secondary roads are to the people who live and drive on them, they are indeed “secondary” to VDOTs main agenda. John McCarthy, Rappahannock County Administrator, explained that the state has a process through which they consult county governments concerning their needs and desires regarding secondary roads.
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