Under Construction

What's Being Done

In December 2003, VDOT signed a public-private partnership agreement with Branch Highways Inc. to develop and widen 36 miles of the Route 58 Corridor from Hillsville to Stuart as funding becomes available.  The corridor begins southwest of Hillsville and continues east through Carroll, Floyd, and Patrick counties to approximately one mile west of Stuart.

VDOT entered into the agreement with Branch Highways Inc. in accordance with the Public Private Transportation Act (PPTA). In 1995, the General Assembly passed the PPTA allowing private entities to propose innovative solutions for designing, constructing, financing and operating transportation improvements.

The Route 58 Corridor from Hillsville to Stuart is the last remaining section to complete Route 58 from Virginia Beach to I-77. Once connected with I-77, the long anticipated benefits of the 1989 General Assembly legislated “U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program” will greatly be enhanced throughout the entire region

The first phase of widening Route 58 under this agreement was a three-mile Blue Ridge Parkway crossing at Meadows of Dan.  Phase 1 was completed in May 2006.

Construction is currently underway on the second portion of Route 58 to be built under this agreement, the Hillsville Bypass.  A ground breaking ceremony was held in October 2007 on the $83 million bypass.  Phase 2 is expected to be completed in November 2011.

Overview of the Route 58 corridor development program.

Features

The Route 58 Hillsville Bypass is a new 5.2-mile section of four-lane divided highway being built on new location in Carroll County around the Town of Hillsville.  The new road will improve the connection between Route 58 and Interstate 77.

Three new interchanges will be constructed as part of the project:  one at each end of the new bypass to connect to Route 58 Business and one at Route 52.  The interchange with Route 52 will be located just south of Hillsville and will provide a direct connection for commercial vehicles from Route 52 to I-77 to minimize current congestion in Hillsville.

The project also includes building eight new bridges including one to carry Route 780 (Howlett Street) over the new bypass and a pair to carry Route 58 over Route 670 (Snake Creek Road).

What's Remaining in the PPTA Corridor

There are over 28 miles of roadway left in the six remaining phases of the PPTA Corridor.

They include Lovers Leap Mountain, Vesta, Tri-County, Laurel Fork, Crooked Oak and Route 669.

 

Contacts

Jason Bond, 540-387-5250
Robbie Williams, P.E., 540-381-7200