460 Business Bike/Pedestrian Study
This page provides an overview of the 460 Business Bike/Pedestrian Study. Effective November 2023, this Task Order with RK&K is for a corridor study along approximately 2.5 miles of Route 460 Business (North Franklin Street/South Main Street) from Route 114/Peppers Ferry Road in Christiansburg to Industrial Park Road in Blacksburg. The need for this corridor study was identified due to the growing need for bicycle and pedestrian accommodates along this route and lack of sidewalks, bike lanes, or other accommodations in this corridor.
Development along this corridor has accelerated in recent years and will likely continue with the New River Valley Passenger Rail station planned at the Uptown Christiansburg mall location as well as other residential, retail, and healthcare industry growth. The goal of the study is to identify a multimodal approach, focused on bicycle, pedestrian, and transit users, to improving the transportation network along Route 460 Business and connections to adjacent transportation facilities, including the Huckleberry Trail, the pedestrian bridge over the 460 Bypass, and various other bicycle and pedestrian facilities connecting to downtown Blacksburg and Christiansburg. This scope assumes the Study effort will take approximately one year to complete.
A Public Input session is Thursday, April 25, 4-6 pm at the New River Community College, Christiansburg Site located at 782 New River Road NW, Suite 400, Room 149. Follow these links to see the public meeting materials, including the corridor map, 8 section maps (A: Uptown, B: Marketplace, C: Corning, D: Merrimac, E: Jennelle, F: Hospital, G: Interchange, H: VT-CRC), and a comment sheet - PDF version, a comment sheet - Word version, which are also available for review at the offices the New River Valley MPO. Written comments can be made at the meeting, via USPS to the NRV MPO’s office, located at 755 Roanoke St. Ste. 2I, Christiansburg, VA 24073, or via e-mail, 460study@rkk.com. Please reference “460 Study PH Comments” in the subject line. Comments for this study will be received until 5:00 PM, May 9, 2024.
Route 460 Business Corridor Study ad, April 2024