The Town of Vinton has updated the Transportation Projects page on their website to keep the
public informed about projects underway–more succinctly and in a more organized manner.
The page is directly accessible from the Town of Vinton home page via a quick links bar. The
format includes project description, frequent updates, funding source, and administrator
headings.
Visit the Transportation page this week and you will see information on the Mountain View
Road Reconstruction Project, the Glade Creek Greenway Project Phase 2B, the Gus Nicks
Boulevard Crosswalk Project, the Hardy Road Crosswalk Project, and the Walnut Avenue
Bike/Ped Improvements Project, Phase III. Here is the link to the landing
page: https://www.vintonva.gov/528/Transportation.
Here are the details on these current projects.
Mountain View Road Reconstruction Project:
After more than three years of study, planning, and grant work, the Town signed a contract in
October 2023 to completely rebuild Mountain View Road from Washington Ave to the Town limits
(near Shalon Circle). The project is a cost-sharing partnership with the Town (who owns all of our
own roads) and VDOT, to split the cost, with VDOT administering the project as part of their
annual road improvement work. The unique aspect of this particular project is the failure of the
subgrade of the existing road due to it being underbuilt when it was a farm access road. For this reason, VDOT has chosen a different approach in road construction for our part of the state, called
Full Depth Reclamation (FDR). This process mills down 8-10” of material and recycles the asphalt,
gravel and soil with concrete to create a new base layer, then adds 2+ inches of finished asphalt on
top. In the future, the Town will only then have to mill and repave the top two inches, as part of
annual paving maintenance every 8-12 years.
The project will begin this upcoming June, just after the Roanoke County Schools release for the
summer so there will be minimal impact on Herman L. Horn Elementary School. The project will
require various detours for residents within the immediate area, although the project is expected to
be completed in July. More details will be forthcoming on specific timing, duration and anticipated
detours.
The project is funded through revenue sharing by VDOT and the Town of Vinton, 50/50. The
VDOT Salem District Office will oversee the project.
Glade Creek Greenway Project, Phase 2B
The Glade Creek Greenway Phase 2B from Gearhart Park to Walnut Avenue will connect the
Glade Creek Greenway Phase 1 from Walnut Avenue to Glade Creek Greenway Phase 2A (Gus
Nicks Boulevard). Once the Glade Creek Greenway Phase 2B is completed, pedestrians and
bicyclists can walk and/or bike from Gus Nicks Boulevard to the City of Roanoke Tinker Creek
Greenway and Roanoke River Greenway.
This project is currently under construction and scheduled to be completed by the end of June
2024. It is funded by the VDOT Transportation Alternatives (TA) program, local funds, and a
donation from Pathfinders for Greenways and administered by the Town of Vinton.
Gus Nicks Boulevard Crosswalk Project
The Gus Nicks Boulevard Pedestrian Crosswalk will connect the Glade Creek Greenway to the
Gish Mill Redevelopment Project. The project will also reduce the likelihood of accidents
involving pedestrians attempting to cross Gus Nicks Boulevard, a very heavily traveled right-of-
way. The construction bid has been awarded to F & B Contractors, Ltd. The project is scheduled
to start in early May and completed by early August. The Town of Vinton will administer the
project, which is funded through the STBG program.
Hardy Road Crosswalk Project
The Hardy Road Pedestrian Crosswalk Project will improve the lives of the residents in the area
and reduce the likelihood of accidents involving pedestrians attempting to cross a very heavily
traveled street. The project will provide a safer connection for the neighborhoods to the south of
Hardy Road to W. E. Cundiff Elementary School and to the Wolf Creek Greenway located to the
north of Hardy Road.
The construction bid has been awarded to F &B Contractors, Ltd. The project is scheduled to start
in early May with completion by early August. This project is funded through the HSIP program
and local funds and is administered by the Town of Vinton.
Walnut Avenue Bike/Ped Improvements, Phase III
This SMART SCALE funded project will provide sidewalk improvements, curb and gutter,
crosswalks, bike lanes, lighting, and ADA ramps along a 0.47-mile segment of Walnut Avenue
between 1st Street and 5th Street. Phase III is the final section of planned bicycle and pedestrian
improvements along Walnut Avenue from the Roanoke City limits to W. Lee Avenue.
The VDOT Salem District Office engineers are currently in the preliminary design phase of this
project and have been conducting intensive surveying work within the project area. It is funded as a
SMART SCALE project and administered by the VDOT Salem District office.
