Desk: Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation wants to hear from York County drivers — about the roads they use, the intersections that scare them, and the spots where they've seen close calls.
VDOT is gathering public input for its road-safety action plan, and the department is asking residents to fill out a short survey identifying problem areas on the local network. It's the kind of exercise that usually gets a small response — and that's exactly why your two cents can count more than you'd think.
Why your answer matters
The survey isn't just an exercise. It feeds directly into where VDOT targets safety improvements:
- High-crash corridors flagged by drivers often line up with — and reinforce — crash data the state is already tracking.
- The answers help set priorities for funding on projects like signal upgrades, crosswalks, lighting, shoulders, and intersection redesigns.
- A handful of consistent complaints from one road can be the difference between a site getting studied and a site getting skipped.
- Local knowledge catches what crash statistics miss — the blind curve, the school drop-off crush, the intersection where everyone runs the light.
How to participate
The survey is short — it asks you to identify the roads and intersections you consider most dangerous or most in need of improvement, and to describe why. VDOT also generally accepts open comments during the plan's development.
To take part: complete VDOT's online survey before the comment period closes. Each response is recorded and considered alongside crash data when the department finalizes its list of priority safety sites.
The bottom line
You drive York County's roads every day. You already know where the problems are — VDOT is asking you to tell them. Five minutes is a small price for a safer commute.
Verify the current survey link and deadline against VDOT's official safety-action-plan notice before publishing this piece. Deadlines can close with little warning.