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Stafford shortcut remains on hold
Developer of Primmer House Road in Stafford has not given VDOT money to open road
Date published: 3/27/2008
BY KELLY HANNON Primmer House Road in southern Stafford County cannot open until the state receives $88,750 from the now-bankrupt developer that built the road. "The fee is the only thing we're waiting on at this point," said Tina Bundy, spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Transportation's Fredericksburg District. Maryland Development Co., which has filed a petition for reorganization in bankruptcy court, owes VDOT $78,000 for a surety guarantee--a warranty on the road work. It also owes $5,850 in maintenance fees and $4,900 in administrative costs. After the money is received, project paperwork will be submitted to VDOT's central offices in Richmond. Primmer House Road could open about 10 days after VDOT receives the money, Bundy said. VDOT, Stafford County and Maryland Development are communicating about the fees, Bundy said, and the matter may be resolved soon. The developer built Primmer House Road in connection with its Leeland Station housing development. The road would carry traffic from Leeland Road to Riggs Road, where vehicles can access homes in Leeland Station. But traffic is blocked from crossing the bridge to reach Morton Road, which leads to Layhill Road and U.S. 1. The entire road was finished in October, when VDOT approved it to carry vehicle traffic. At that point, the developer was cleared to open the road to traffic. But Maryland Development said it could not afford to pay for maintenance costs. It chose to keep the road closed until it was accepted into the state system, when Virginia will pay for maintenance. "Although we were able to fund road construction, such as Primmer House Road, we are not able to fund the required road maintenance," Maryland Development Vice President Ed Duafala said in November. But entering a road into the state's network takes several months. VDOT and Stafford completed that process in early February. The road has remained closed as VDOT awaited payment. "These fees are common with any road being accepted into the state system," Bundy said. Maryland Development filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. bankruptcy court in Greenbelt, Md., on Jan. 25, according to BusinessWeek magazine. The company listed assets and liabilities in the $10 million to $50 million range, BusinessWeek reported. Chapter 11 frees a company from the threat of creditors' lawsuits while it reorganizes its finances. That reorganization plan must then be approved by a majority of the creditors. A call to a company official seeking comment was not returned. Kelly Hannon: 540/374-5436
Date published: 3/27/2008
Citizens Unite
(posted by
scarecrow
, Mar. 27, 2008 10:06 pm)
Let's get the people responsible for this idiotic gridlock out of public service in both the Stafford County Board of Supervisors office and at VDOT. Pay the $88K now and pull down the barricades. If we don't do that, Stafford county will have a bridge to somewhere that goes nowhere. It's like a three-way circular firing squad with Maryland Development aiming at VDOT, VDOT aiming at the Stafford BOS, and Stafford BOS aiming at Maryland Development. The only one who gets hit with bullets are residents.
ummm...
(posted by
hellokitty79
, Mar. 27, 2008 12:54 pm)
can you say r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s??
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