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Piedmont Projects
The Piedmont District projects in the current plan are: (Numbers refer to priority established county-wide by the Board of Supervisors.)
No. 1: Gid Brown Hollow Road from Route 623 to .5 miles south Route 623 (.5 miles in length). Reconstruction, paving, and widening of a gravel road that runs between a creek and, in some places, a stone fence. When the creek floods, it washes the road out. The gravel ends up in the creek bed, causing environmental impact on the creek and wildlife.
There is no firm engineering plan. However, Moore stated that the road will have to be paved in order to permanently solve the flooding and washout problems. Widening and adding more gravel to the surface will not stabilize the roadbed.
The project was ultimately delayed and given a lower priority number due to VDOTs not being able to obtain right-ofway and other more critical projects. The project has worked its way back up the priority list to No. 1 again. Some landowners have indicated a willingness to donate right-of-way property.
No. 7: Keyser Run Road from Route 622 to .5 miles west ILS. 522 (.5 miles in length). Reconstruction, paving, and possible widening of a road that runs along a creek that floods. Families have been trapped in the hollow when the
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