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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN ROUTE 863 (BERRY
HILL ROAD) AND U.S. Route 58 (DANVILLE EXPRESSWAY)
RESOLUTION
2013 -07 -01
WHEREAS, Virginia Route 863 (Bent' Hill Road), from the Virginia/North Carolina state line
to U.S. Route 58, is an important regional transportation corridor connecting the Commonwealth of
Virginia and the State of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Route 863 connects the communities and employment centers of North Carolina
to the communities and employment centers of Pittsylvania County and the City of Danville, Virginia;
and
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County and the City of Danville are jointly developing the Berry Hill
Mega Park, a regional industrial park of approximately 3,500 acres, to promote regional economic
development and job creation; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board has ordered by Resolution the
transfer of Route 863 in Pittsylvania County, from the state line to U.S. Route 58, from the Secondary
System of Highways to the Primary System of Highways; and
WHEREAS, the safe and efficient flow of commercial and public traffic along Route 863 to
U.S. Route 58 is important to regional economic and commercial development and the connection of
Route 863 to U.S. 58 (Danville Expressway) is critical to the safe and efficient flow of regional traffic;
then
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania
County supports the connection of Virginia Route 863 to U.S. Route 58, the Danville Expressway,
through the construction of new access ramps, or any other means of access, interchange or connection
deemed most appropriate by the Virginia Department of Transportation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the
Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Secretary of Transportation.
Given under my hand this 1st day of July, 2013.
Marshall A. Ecker, Chairman
Pittsylvania Vounty Board of Supervisors
William D. Sleeper, Clefk
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors