VDOT study weighs rail with trail on Shenandoah corridor
A Phase One VDOT report confirms a trail beside the Norfolk Southern rail line from Broadway to Front Royal is feasible but faces major engineering and cost hurdles. It outlines design concepts, safety concerns, bridge retrofit needs, and land-use limits while stopping short of a recommendation, pending Phases Two and Three.
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Virginia Department of Transportation
Shenandoah Valley
Broadway
Front Royal
Brad Reed
VDOT
Norfolk Southern
Shenandoah
Keven Walker
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Walker
Commonwealth
Agri
Virginia Farm Bureau
Virginia Cattlemen’s Association
Virginia Poultry Federation
Virginia
Shenandoah Rail Trail
Brandon Davis
Rail Trail Partnership
Strasburg
Brandy Hawkins Boies
Timberville
Plains District
McCauley Ave
Warren County
Commerce Ave
Woodstock
Peter Muhlenberg Middle School
Susan Ave
Reed
Commonwealth Transportation Board
General Assembly
Weekly VDOT Staunton district traffic alert
The Staunton district lists week long highway work from March 17 to March 21 across eleven counties N of the Alleghanies to the northern Shenandoah Valley. I-66 I-81 Route 55 Route 340 Route 522 Route 658 and a Norfolk Southern bridge project may cause lane closures and detours with sign inspections flagging and shoulder restrictions through late April December 2025 update varies by site.
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Staunton
Staunton District
Alleghany Highlands
Shenandoah Valley
Alleghany
Bath
Rockbridge
Highland
Augusta
Rockingham
Page
Shenandoah
Frederick, Clarke and
Warren
John Marshall Highway
Dismal Hollow Road
Apple Mountain Road
Stonewall Jackson Highway
Browntown Road
Rivermont Drive
Winchester Road
Reliance Road
Fairground Road
Rockland Road
Fishnet Boulevard
Norfolk Southern Railway
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