(July 19, 2021) Stone hauling has been completed for the project and the installation of the base asphalt layer began the week of July 12th. Substantial completion is anticipated for July 30th, which is when RVRA will begin its transportation operations along the new Transportation Corridor. Final project completion is anticipated later this fall. Download the 2021-07-13_RVRA Rail Spur Progress Plan to see dates and project details.
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(June 21, 2021) Roanoke Valley Resource Authority has updated progress on Smith Gap Landfill Access Road Project.
See the new project map at 2021-06-17 RVRA Rail Spur Conversion
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(June 10, 2021) RVRA's contractor is scheduled on Monday, June 14th to begin hauling approximately 100 dump truck loads of stone daily to the project site. The loaded dump trucks will be entering the project site from the southwest end of the Authority's Transportation Corridor, off of Reese Mountain Road. Emptied trucks will be exiting at the Smith Gap Landfill to Bradshaw Rd. through Montgomery County to the quarry in Elliston. This stage of the project is anticipated to take approximately three weeks to complete. Leachate tanker hauling will be suspended during this period, weather permitting.
See the project map at https://rvra.net/DocumentCenter/View/692/Updated-2021-06-01_RVRA-Rail-Spur-Progress-Plan.
For more information, please see www.rvra.net or call (540) 857-5050.