The public hearing being held tonight by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) on proposed through truck restrictions on five Hanover County roads is being livestreamed on the Board of Supervisors meeting page.
This is the link: https://hanovercova.civicclerk.com/Web/Player.aspx?id=631&key=-1&mod=-1&mk=-1&nov=0. The livestream will start a few minutes prior to 5:30. Once the livestream starts, the link will give citizens an option to view the meeting in close to real time. There is always a 90-second delay in the livestream, as is typical for all streamed events in the Board room.
The primary purpose of the meeting is to review the through truck restrictions process, discuss the schedule, highlight current recommendations and receive feedback from citizens and stakeholders. Potentially affected are these routes:
- Ashcake Road
- Atlee Road
- Atlee Station Road
- New Ashcake Road
- Peaks Road
The meeting will be held in a presentation format from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Hanover County Administration Building, located at 7515 County Complex Road, Hanover VA 23069. There will be two identical presentations, from 5:30 to 5:45 p.m. and from 6:30 to 6:45 p.m. Comments will be heard from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and from 6:30 to 6:45 p.m. Two minutes will be allotted for each citizen comment.
Comments about the proposed restrictions may be submitted at the meeting or until December 16 by mailing them to Phillip Frazer, Ashland Assistant Resident Engineer, Virginia Department of Transportation, 523 N. Washington Highway, Ashland VA 23005. Comments can also be emailed to [email protected]. Please reference Through Truck Restrictions in Hanover in the subject line.
Anyone requiring special assistance to attend and participate in this meeting can contact VDOT’s Civil Rights Division at (804) 524-6091 or TDD/TTY 711.