Work will soon begin to improve Arkendale Road in a rural section of Stafford County along the Potomac River.
The narrow road will be the main link to a new Widewater State Park once the park is developed.
Here’s more in a press release from the Virginia Department of Transportation:
Motorists will encounter rough pavement on Route 633 (Arkendale Road) in Stafford County for three weeks while the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) repairs the roadbed and travel surface.
Message boards will be posted to alert motorists to the rough driving conditions. Repair work is estimated to be completed by late November.
During 2016, Arkendale Road will be resurfaced from Widewater Road to Brent Point Road, a distance of 2.1 miles, to improve motorist access to the future Widewater State Park.
Approximately 370 vehicles a day travel Arkendale Road.
Those who live in the Widewater area have long been concerned about the narrow roads.
Next year, the road will be slightly widened as part of the resurfacing work to be done next year, said VDOT spokeswoman Kelly Hannon. Transportation officials will then decide if they will add a double yellow line on the road after street resurfacing is complete.
