Dumbarton Road Safety and Mobility Improvements

Project Status: Underway - Design

Estimated Cost: $2.4 million
Start Date: 2nd Quarter, 2025
Estimated End Date: 2nd Quarter, 2025

Magisterial District:   Fairfield  

The County of Henrico will be constructing accommodations to increase pedestrian access and connectivity. The following improvements will be constructed, including:

• Re-paving and re-striping Dumbarton Road from Staples Mill Road to Brook Road to implement a “road diet” and encourage a more community-focused, complete streets environment.
• Upgrade traffic signals at Byrdhill Road, Impala Road, and Hermitage Road/Westlake Avenue to install new signal cabinets, poles, signal heads, bicycle accommodations, and pedestrian push buttons.
• Evaluate future locations for pedestrian crosswalks along Dumbarton Road between Byrdhill Road and Lakeside Avenue.

Estimated Schedule: (Month Year)

• Design is underway.
• Right-of-way acquisition is not anticipated.
• Utility relocations are not anticipated.
• Advertisement for construction is anticipated 2nd Quarter, 2025.
• Construction is anticipated 2nd Quarter, 2025.

Progress to Date

• Virtual public information meeting and online comment period from February 21 through March 13, 2022. Below is a link to the public feedback summary.
  • Public-Feedback-Summary

 

The preferred concept is planned for implementation during spring 2025 coinciding with a full repaving of Dumbarton Road. A buffered bike lane will be striped on both sides of the roadway along with a right/left center turn lane.