In Design: City of Waynesboro - Southern Corridor

The proposed Waynesboro Southern Corridor is a 1.6-mile two-lane road with a shared use path within the city limits of Waynesboro. It is positioned south of Interstate 64 between exit 94 at Rosser Avenue (Route 340) and exit 96 at South Delphine Avenue (Route 624). It will create a direct, multi-modal connection between Rosser Avenue and South Delphine Avenue.

The new corridor extends Shenandoah Village Drive east, crossing Lyndhurst Road at a mini roundabout. The corridor then follows the existing North Oak Lane to the South River, continues on a new roadway location through Nature’s Crossing Technology Center (Exit 96 Industrial Park), and ends at an intersection with South Delphine Avenue.

The location and design of the Waynesboro Southern Corridor brings regional potential benefits. As a route paralleling I-64, the Southern Corridor can reduce congestion at exits 94 and 96. Access from the new roadway provides prospective development for multiple industrial parcels in southern Waynesboro, including the city-owned Nature’s Crossing Technology Center. Existing industrial, office and retail businesses will immediately benefit from direct access to Lyndhurst Road.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board in June 2016 selected the Waynesboro Southern Corridor for full funding through the SMART SCALE prioritization process, which objectively scores transportation projects using several data-driven measures. Additional information about this project and SMART SCALE is available in the links below:

(** Note: SMART SCALE application included a conceptual alignment of the proposed roadway. Current alignment is shown in the Resources section below. **)

Virginia’s SMART SCALE Program
http://vasmartscale.org/

Southern Corridor Application
http://hb2app.virginiahb2.org/#/public/applications/581

Southern Corridor Project Scorecard
http://hb2app.virginiaHB2.org/api/scorecards/Scorecard_581.PDF

City of Waynesboro Project Summary
http://www.waynesboro.va.us/documentcenter/view/4283

Benefits 

The Waynesboro Southern Corridor is designed to alleviate congestion at I-64 exits 94 and 96, while improving access to numerous industrial, commercial and residential properties in the southern portion of Waynesboro.