Road Surface Fix Done -- Jury Still Out on Ditch Fix

VDOT adequately patched the asphalt pothole that was getting worse and worse each day that was located immediately in front of the entrance to the Smith Dump, but the fix to the damage to the shoulder and easement across from the Red Fence Farm is a little more murky.

It appears the contractor just smoothed out the contours of the ditch and did little or nothing to re-elevate the bottom of the ditch to where it was prior to the disaster with the dump truck.  If a car or truck left the road at that point, it would clearly bottom out on the frame just as the dump truck did that caused the problem in the first place.


It looks like VDOT needs to reassess this fix and make appropriate modifications to enhance the safety of this section of Catharpin Road.