VDOT awards over $4 million in a contract to improve safety for pedestrians
A contract of over $4 million was awarded by the Virginia Department of Transportation to improve Route 419 in Roanoke County. (VDOT Salem)
SALAM, Va. (WSET) -- The Virginia Department of Transportation has awarded a $4.5 million contract for a road project in Roanoke.
The contract was given to Kanawha Stone Company, Inc. of Nitro, West Virginia on Monday, June 8.
The road improvements will take place on Route 419 and is intended to make a handful of changes to decrease congestion and to provide safer conditions for pedestrians and bikers.
The project's proposed changes include adding a third southbound lane to Route 419, upgrades to signs and crosswalks and the addition of sidewalks and bike lanes for pedestrians.
Work on this project is expected to start this summer and is planned to be finished by Fall 2021.
