Winterfield Road Update
Status of Railroad Crossing & Adjacent
Projects on 10-23-09:
What residents of Salisbury would like to know is WHEN?
When will work begin, when will the tracks be fixed, and when can we expect to
have this neighboring property developed as we were told it would be? What the
project engineers in County Planning and VDOT have told me is that they don’t
know. There is in fact a likelihood that not even the developers know. One
property is being taken over by the bank. Plans and finances have changed with
our economy, the land has been stripped bare of woods and habitat, and the
options to make things right are limited. The question of WHY is not the
subject of this article.
The short answer to “when will we see progress” is
“probably no time soon” with possible exception of the railroad crossing. You
can read about that in the first paragraph below. The remaining six paragraphs
will tell you little that you might be interested in, but they are details that
some residents of Salisbury have asked for. This information is provided by the
County Project Engineers. As often occurs when news is bad, meetings that we
once had with the out-of-town developer and the top echelon of County Officials
have not occurred for many months.
1. RR Crossing & re-alignment of
Winterfield Road: Materials for the crossing improvements have been
delivered to the site. Chesterfield County engineers are attempting to get a
definitive answer from Norfolk Southern Railroad regarding their schedule for
installation. Once the improvements to the crossing have been made a cul-de-sac
will be constructed on the old section of Winterfield Road just north of the
tracks, as well as some additional asphalt work on both sides of the tracks. The
intersection of Winterfield Road and West Winterfield Road will need to be
re-striped to complete the re-alignment. These improvements must be made in
conjunction with development of the Michaux Village Town Homes.
2. Michaux Village Town Homes: On September 24, 2009 a record
plat application for the realignment of West Winterfield Road in Winterfield
Station was received at the County Planning Office. Staff is waiting for a
buffer inspection to be completed prior to this plat being able to go to record.
Once this plat is recorded the applicant will be able to record the first
section of the development in Michaux Village. The developer will also need to
bond for the road construction within dedicated rights-of-way and within the
railroad right-of -way. The developer and engineer have not submitted any
additional subdivision applications for development within Michaux Village since
September 24, 2009.
3. Midlothian Town Center (MTC): All plans are pending final
approval subject to submission of revised plans. A primary issue is obtaining
approval of the Midlothian Turnpike Road Improvements required by conditions of
zoning. Once approved, construction of the road improvements must conform to
the phasing plan approved by the Planning Commission.
4. Midlothian Town Center Apartments - Nine buildings with 246
apartment units; 10,000 SF commercial spaces and parking deck: Status is pending
while waiting for revisions to plans. This case was approved by the Planning
Commission on 1/20/09 subject to conditions including a phasing plan for road
improvements and revisions required to the site plan for administrative review.
Date of last plan submission: 9-3-08.
5. Midlothian Turnpike - Improvements to Route 60 required by
zoning case 03SN0316
Status is pending while waiting for revision to plans. Date of last plan
submission: 2-19-09.
6. MTC - Section 1 & 2: Eight Commercial / Retail Buildings,
approximately 80,000 SF. Status is pending revision to plans. Date of last plan
submission: 2-19-09.
7. MTC - Section 3: Three Commercial / Retail Buildings,
approximately 30,000 SF. Status is pending revision to plans. The driveway
portion of this plan connecting Route 60 to the apartments was approved
conditioned upon approval of plans and construction of related Route 60 road
improvements. Date of last plan submission: 2-19-09.
