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Traffic congestion at the Ardmore Drive park gateway

Ardmore Drive is the main gateway to a busy city park, and residents describe game-day backups lining the street. A drive-through could add crossing traffic at an already congested spot — commissioners pointed to existing queueing problems at the Timberlake Road Biscuitville and 7 Brew.

1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 14, 2026

MediumRoads

501-221 Split Pair limited access corrections

Council endorsed fixing decades-old VDOT access lines so businesses along Routes 501/221 legally front the roads — a prerequisite for the economic-development-oriented split pair interchange.

1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 13, 2026