New traffic signal installed on Centerville Road to ease congestion

A new traffic signal is now in place on Centerville Road in Goochland County, where county leaders have been trying to keep traffic moving through one of the region’s most pressured growth corridors. The signal will improve safety and flow for drivers moving through Centerville, an area the county marks as a designated growth zone at Route 288 and Broad Street Road, with Interstate 64 forming its northern edge.

The busiest turn-in and turn-out movements can create long waits and risky merges. A signal gives the county a way to meter vehicles through the corridor more predictably, which can shorten backups for drivers trying to enter Centerville from nearby residential and business areas and reduce the stop-and-go patterns that build when development pressure outpaces road capacity.

Goochland’s Transportation Department works with the Virginia Department of Transportation on studies and road improvement projects, and the county’s transportation projects list includes multiple intersection and roadway efforts underway or planned across Goochland.

The county held public hearings on the Centerville Small Area Plan in 2023, and related planning materials tie transportation work closely to future development patterns in the corridor. A draft version of the plan listed the proposed realignment of Hockett Road as funded by the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization and VDOT.

New signals can come online in stages, sometimes beginning with warning phases before full operations. Motorists in the area can check 511 Virginia for real-time traffic, road condition and lane-closure updates.