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Accident Summary |
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In the past 4 years, from January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2007, for every three (3) miles along route 501 there was an average of:
- 5.767461 accidents
- 3.228858
These numbers have decreased from the numbers for January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2003:
- 6.3 accidents
- 3.9 injuries
Details
(January 1, 2004 -
December 31, 2007)
Source: Virginia Department of
Transportation
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Top 10 Projects |
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PDF: 501 Regional Coalition Improvement Projects
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Coalition members unanimously recommend that highway funds be invested in completing these projects as quickly as possible:
Top 10 Projects:
- Construct Rts. 501/29/460 Lynchburg/Rustburg Bypass (Southern Leg)
- Straighten curves from Eagle Eyrie to Coleman Falls (Bedford)
- Construct eastward bypass from Rt. 360 to Rt. 501 (Halifax)
- Construct interchange at Rt. 501 & Rt. 221 (Lynchburg)
- Construct southern bypass from Rt. 501 to Rt. 58 (Halifax)
- Widen road from Judith Creek bridge to Eagle Eyrie to 36', provide truck climbing lane northbound (Bedford)
- Four-lane Rt. 501 from just south of Rt. 615 to Campbell County (Halifax)
- Four-lane Rt. 501 from Brookneal to Winfall (Campbell)
- Improve Rt. 501 from Boonsboro to Eagle Eyrie through phased projects (Bedford)
- Intersection of Rt. 501 and Rt. 628: construct right and left turn lanes (Halifax)
More Projects:
- Intersection of Rt. 501 and Rt. 642: construct right and left turn lanes (Halifax)
- Intersection of Rt. 501 and Rt. 633: (northern intersection) provide northbound left turn lane (Campbell)
- Intersection of Rt. 501 and Rt. 933: provide northbound left turn lane (Campbell)
- Evaluate Intersections of Rts. 652, 635, with 501 in Gladys (Campbell)
- Intersection of Rt. 501 and Rt. 360 in town of Halifax: signalize and install left and right turn lanes (Halifax)
- Intersection of Rt. 501 and Rt. 633 (southern intersection) provide southbound left turn lane (Campbell)
- Intersection of Rt. 501 and Rt. 917 (Northern entrance) provide northbound left turn lane (Campbell)
- Sydnor-Jennings Elementary School (approximately 0.5 mile south of Volens); construct right and left turn lanes (Halifax)
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Work in Progress |
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1.
Approximately 2 miles south of the village of Gladys, replace an existing culvert/bridge that crosses a stream.
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Completed Projects |
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1. Eight locations between Lynchburg and Big
Island. Relocated ditch lines and widened and paved the shoulders.
2. Intersection of US Route 501 and Swinging
Bridge Road (Route 605)
3. Intersection of US Route 501 and Lewis Ford
Road (Route 643)
4. Intersection of U.S. Route 501 and Route 603
in Volens.
5. Safety improvements from Candlers Mountain Road to Boonsboro Road. (Pavement Markers).
6. A center turning lane will be added to US Route 501 for northbound traffic turning left onto Browns Mill Road. (Route 686)
7. Intersection of Route 40 at Four Forks.
8. Improvements along Route 501/460 as part of the new Route 460 Bypass.
9. Safety projects at the intersection of Routes 501 and 24 in Campbell County.
10. Engineering/environmental studies for Brookneal Bypass. |
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What is the 501 Regional Coalition?
The 501 Coalition is a truly regional group, comprised of
representatives from cities, counties, and private industries served by 501.
These diverse stakeholders have joined together with one common goal: to
make 501 safer.
Much of this aging roadway is sorely unfit to handle the volume of
traffic that has emerged in recent years. Along many parts of its hilly,
serpentine path, visibility is poor and accidents are all too common.
But through the unified voice of the Coalition, neighboring localities
are advocating improvements to 501 that will make travel safer and more
convenient for millions of residents and visitors as well as for business
and industry.
Clear Goals
Soon after its formation in 1995, the Coalition’s members developed
a list of 10 areas along 501 most in need of improvement. The Coalition recently re-evaluated and updated the 1995 list and voted on a new list of priority areas. There are now 18 areas along 501 in need of improvement that are considered top priorities to the 501 Coalition. The group works with legislators and state agencies to encourage the completion of
these projects.
The fact that these prioritized projects do not favor one locality over
another, plus the fact that the group’s members come from multiple
Department of Transportation districts, makes the Coalition an effective
model of regional cooperation. (Our regional consensus not only stretches
from Interstate 81 at Lexington to the North Carolina border, but crosses
the border extending to the Research Triangle.)
Ultimately, the Coalition promotes expanding 501 to four lanes along its
entire length, creating a robust route capable of safely supporting the
increased traffic generated by the region’s current and future growth.
The U.S. 501 Regional Coalition is truly a regional undertaking, seeking
to ensure safe and convenient travel for the more than one million citizens
served by this major route. The Coalition stands ready to work with you to
“keep Virginia moving” safely and efficiently.
State & local support for improvements to Route 501
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Name |
Organization |
Phone |
| Arrington, Steve |
Bedford County Board of Supervisors |
540-586-0110 |
| Austin, Donald |
VDOT - Appomattox/ Campbell |
434-352-7135 |
| Bailey, Pam |
Blair Marketing |
434-846-2375 |
| Barkley, Joe |
VDOT - Halifax, Residency Administrator |
434-476-6342 |
| Byron, Kathy J. |
VA House of Delegates |
434-582-1592 |
| Campbell, Phyllis |
Brookneal - Mayor |
434-376-3124 |
| Christie, Gary |
Region 2000 Local Government Council |
434-845-3491 |
| Crews, Michael |
Brookneal Acting Town Manager |
434-845-3491 |
| Daniel, Terry “Ted” |
Town of South Boston |
434-575-4200 |
| Davidson, J. Michael |
Campbell County Economic Development |
434-592-9595 |
| Davis, J.T. |
Halifax County Board of Supervisors |
434-376-5480 |
| Deeds, Creigh |
VA State Senate |
434-296-5491 |
| Fallen, Dolly |
Fallen Trucking |
434-572-9188 |
| Foster, Bryan |
Halifax County Administrator |
434-476-3300 |
| Goode, Virgil |
US House of Representatives |
202-225-4711 |
| Guzi, Kathleen |
Bedford County Administrator |
540-586-7601 |
| Hanger, Jr., Emmett W. |
VA State Senate |
540-885-6898 |
| Harter, Gerry |
City of Lynchburg, Traffic Engineer |
434-847-1360 |
| Harvey, Paul |
Campbell County Community Development |
434-592-9592 |
| Hogan, Clarke N. |
VA House of Delegates |
434-736-2923 |
| Hurt, Robert |
VA State Senate |
434-432-4600 |
| Kennedy, Christine |
Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce |
434-845-5968 |
| Kessler, Jeffrey |
VDOT - Salem & Lynchburg |
434-856-8293 |
| Laurrell, David |
Campbell County Administrator |
434-592-9525 |
| Love, Robbie |
Halifax County |
434-476-3300 |
| Lovelace, Ron |
Bedford County |
540-587-8870 |
| Martin, Dana M. |
Commonwealth Trans. Board |
540-989-5906 |
| Martin, Susan |
Bedford Chamber of Commerce |
540-586-9401 |
| Massie, Grant |
Amherst County |
434-946-9303 |
| Miles, Zoe |
Georgia Pacific |
434-299-7333 |
| Montgomery, Sue |
Bedford County Economic Development |
540-587-5670 |
| Newman, Stephen D. |
VA State Senate |
434-386-1065 |
| Owen, Ray |
Climate Control |
434-572-6986 ext. 240 |
| Payne, L. Kimball |
City of Lynchburg |
434-455-3990 |
| Puckett, J.D. |
Campbell County Board of Supervisors |
434-376-5780 |
| Putney, Lacey E. |
VA House of Delegates |
540-586-0080 |
| Ruff, Jr., Frank M. |
VA State Senate |
434-372-0551 |
| Sutton, Bob |
VDOT |
540-586-7910 |
| Valentine, Shannon R. |
VA House of Delegates |
434-528-1097 |
| Warner, John |
US Senate |
202-224-2023 |
| Webb, Jim |
US Senate |
202-224-4024 |
| White, Bob |
Region 2000 Local Government Council |
434-845-5678 |
| White, Kent |
Commonwealth Trans. Board |
434-846-9000 |
U.S. Route 501 -
Regional Coalition Member Localities:
- Amherst County
- Bedford County
- Town of Brookneal
- Campbell County
- Halifax County
- City of Lynchburg
- Town of South Boston
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