Projects - Brunswick
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Funding from Virginia's Department of Conservation and Recreation Virginia Outdoors Fund was recently approved for the purpose of improving the Brodnax Town Park. The park is located in the middle of town, between Kerr Drive and Railroad Street. Railroad Street also serves as the Tobacco Heritage Trail segment that passes through the Town. Improvements to the park will include new sidewalks, entrance ramp from parking lot to the picnic shelter, concrete pads, a new picnic table, and additional playground equipment. The project is anticipated to be completed by March 2022. SPDC staff is assisting with grant administration for the project.
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The SPDC provided assistance to Brunswick County on a Smart Scale grant application for improvements to the intersection of US 58/Robinson Ferry Road. The project was selected for funding in the amount of $4,260,602 by the Commonwealth Transportation Board in June of 2021. The intersection will be reconfigured into a Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT). It will be reconfigured to allow left-turns from eastboard and westbound traffic on US 58 and to permit right turns in and out of the approaches from Robinson Ferry Road and Grandy Road. The existing left-turn lanes will be extended to reflect current standards. The existing crossovers located just east and west of the subject intersection will be reconfigured into a U-turn area with a turn lane. These improvements are expected to address the current safety needs at this interestion, as RCUT's can reduce up to 45% of all crash types in rural areas. Based on the VDOT Six-Year Improvement Program, this project is anticipated to begin during FY26.
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The SPDC provided assistance to Brunswick County on a Smart Scale grant application for improvements to US 58 between Christanna Highway and the Brunswick Square Shopping Center. The project was selected for funding in the amount of $3,198,053 by the Commonwealth Transportation Board in June of 2021. This existing road segment is prone to angel crashes due to poor access management and short acceleration and deceleration lanes. This project will reconfigure the US 58 and Food Lion to a Continuous Green-T, close the southbound approach of Cattail Drive, and restrict the northbound approach of Twin Ponds Road to a right-in, right-out. Continuous Green-T intersections can reduce the risk of severe crashes by up to 15% and access management measures can reduce crashes up to 45% as well. Based on VDOT's Six-Year Improvement Program, this project is anticipated to begin during FY26.
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A ribbon cutting for the Brunswick County Byways Visitor Center was held on June 28, 2018. With the assistance of the Southside Planning District Commission, the County of Brunswick received a $458,375 grant from the Virginia Tobacco Commission and a $638,479 National Scenic Byways grant from the Department of Transportation to plan and construct a comprehensive tourist welcome center with interpretive displays, maps, brochures and restrooms. The Southside PDC staff provided the County with grant administration services throughout construction and completion of the project.
Brunswick County purchased the once regional office building of the International Paper Company situated on 1.7 acres for use as the Brunswick Byways Visitor Center. The Center is located on two Virginia Byways – Christanna Highway (Highway 46) and Lake Gaston Byway (Highways 903/626) and is located on a prominent hilltop location within one mile of the Fort Christanna Historical Park and future canoe trail access on the Meherrin River, a State Scenic River.
The Brunswick Byways Visitor Center, a staging area and orientation resource, is pivotal to the implementation of the County’s multifaceted tourism development plan. The Center will not only inform the traveling public on the County’s two Virginia Byways, it serves to inform visitors about local Native American heritage, Colonial American “frontier” history, Civil War history, early American religious history, natural resources and assets, and agricultural economy. Visitors will find two and three-dimensional exhibits, graphics, artifact cases, hands-on interactive exhibits, a short informational film, and brochures and maps to help direct travelers to the County’s many attractions. One of the more popular displays at the Center is a replica of a stew pot, which depicts how the County’s famous “Brunswick Stew” is made.
Numerous state and local officials were in attendance for the ceremony including Senator Frank Ruff and Virginia Tourism Corporation Director and CEO, Rita McClenny.
