Public comment invited on proposed intersection improvements at Route 1 and Layhill Road in Stafford

Take the online survey through Saturday, Nov. 7, or attend an in-person design public hearing from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28

FREDERICKSBURG – The public is invited to learn more and comment on a proposed project to improve the intersection at Route 1 and Route 624 (Layhill Road) in Stafford County.

An in-person design public hearing will be held:

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026*

5-7 p.m.

Falmouth Elementary School

1000 Forbes Street

Fredericksburg, VA 22405

*In the event a backup date is needed, the hearing will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the same location.

Stop by the public hearing anytime between 5-7 p.m. to review displays and discuss questions with Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) staff. The meeting will be held in an open house format.

Project materials will be posted on the project page the day of the meeting. The public can submit comments using an online survey.

Comments on the project will be accepted at the public hearing and afterward through Saturday, Nov. 7.

Comments may be emailed to fred.comments@vdot.virginia.gov. Please reference "Route 1 and Layhill Road" in the email subject line.

Comments may also be submitted by mailing them to Ms. Jessica Graves, Project Manager, VDOT, 87 Deacon Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405.

Project Background

This proposed $14.3 million project seeks to improve safety and traffic operations at the intersection.

The following improvements are being proposed:

Widen Layhill Road to provide dual right-turn lanes and a single left-turn lane onto Route 1.
A new left-turn lane would be added on eastbound Layhill Road to a new connector roadway linking Layhill Road with Heritage Commons Drive behind the Valero gas station, along with a new left-turn lane on eastbound Layhill Road to Forbes Street.
The existing right-turn lane on Layhill Road to Forbes Street would be improved and lengthened.
Route 1, the southbound left-turn lane would be extended, and a new raised median for access management would be added. The northbound right-turn lane onto Layhill Road would be extended.
The right-turn lane on northbound Route 1 between Layhill Road and Heritage Commons Drive would be reconstructed.
New pedestrian facilities. A 10-foot shared-use path would be built along westbound Layhill Road from Forbes Street to the new connector road.
A 5-foot sidewalk would be added along westbound Layhill Road from the connector road to Route 1, along northbound Route 1 from Layhill Road to Heritage Commons Drive, along eastbound Heritage Commons Drive from Route 1 to the connector road, and along the connector road southbound from Heritage Commons Drive to Layhill Road.

The project is being funded through Virginia's SMART SCALE program.

The project would be advertised to potential bidders for construction in Nov. 2029.

Around 25,000 vehicles a day travel in the project area at the intersection of Route 1 and Layhill Road.

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