What is the Rural Rustic Road program?
In accordance with 33.1-70.1 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, the following guidelines apply to the Rural Rustic Road program: • Must be an unpaved road already within the State Secondary System • Must carry at least 50, but no more than, 500 vehicles per day • Must be a priority (line item) in an approved Secondary Six-Year Plan, even if funding is not from Secondary allocations • Governing body of County, in consultation with VDoT’s Resident Engineer or designee, must designate a road or road segment as a Rural Rustic Road • Road must be in area that is low-density, and should be evaluated for appropriate warning signs or posted speed limit that is consistent with topography and features of the road • Roadway or roadway section must be predominately for local traffic use • The local nature of the road means that most motorists using the road have traveled it before and are familiar with its features • County Board of Supervisors will endeavor to limit growth on roads impr
