MARION, Va. - The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will hold a design public hearing next month regarding the preliminary plans for the proposed improvements to Route 610-Rich Valley Road in Smyth County. The design public hearing will be held on Thursday, July 10, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Northwood Middle School, located at 156 Long Hollow Road in the Town of Saltville.

The purpose of this hearing is to give citizens an opportunity to review and discuss preliminary plans for the proposed improvements of Route 610-Rich Valley Road from approximately one-mile east of Route 777 to about a mile east of Route 630.

The Virginia Department of Transportation encourages all interested citizens to attend the public hearing. To give citizens more flexibility in their participation in the hearing, there will be no formal presentation. Instead, citizens will be able to review maps, drawings and other materials explaining the proposed project and discuss the plans with VDOT representatives at their convenience anytime between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Also, citizens will have an opportunity to record verbal comments for the official record anytime during the hearing. Written comments will be accepted during the hearing or may be submitted to VDOT within 10 days following the hearing.

Maps and other materials pertaining to the project are available for review at the VDOT Abingdon Residency office located at 700 East Main Street in Abingdon, and at the VDOT Bristol District Office, 870 Bonham Road, Bristol, Virginia.

For additional information, or if you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, please call the VDOT Abindgon Residency Office at (276) 676-5503 or device for hearing impaired (TTY) at 1-800-307-4630.
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