VDOT plans roundabout rebuild at I-64, Oilville Road interchange in Goochland

Drivers leaving I-64 westbound at Oilville Road in Goochland are in line for a major change: VDOT plans to replace the current ramp setup with a single-lane roundabout and a bypass right-turn lane to northbound Oilville Road, a redesign meant to ease the evening bottleneck at Exit 167.

The project is still in design, but VDOT says work is expected to start in summer 2026 and finish in spring 2028. The agency lists the cost at $7.5 million and says the interchange rebuild will stay within existing VDOT right-of-way, a detail that matters for residents in Oilville, Crozier and Maidens who have watched the western end of the county absorb more commuter traffic without a wider roadway footprint.

The need for the project has been visible for years. A county safety and operations memorandum dated Aug. 7, 2020, found 24 crashes at the Oilville Road and I-64 westbound ramps intersection between 2015 and 2019. It also reported average annual daily traffic of 11,000 vehicles south of the interchange and 7,000 north of the interstate, alongside 57,000 vehicles on I-64 east of the site and 79,000 west of it. The memo said PM-peak conditions were severely congested and operating at failing levels of service.

Goochland County says the Oilville exit experiences significant queuing during the evening rush hour, and the redesign is intended to improve both safety and operational capacity at a point that has long been a pressure valve for westbound traffic. For commuters heading home, for trucks using I-64, and for nearby neighborhoods that feel the backups spill onto local roads, the project is meant to change the daily rhythm of the interchange, not just its shape.

The work also fits a broader county strategy. Goochland’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan identifies the I-64 corridor within one to two miles of the exits as a business-growth area, while the county’s economic development chapter says the community’s 82.5 percent residential and 17.5 percent commercial split should move closer to 70 percent and 30 percent. County leaders have also said Goochland secured more than $127 million in transportation funding for future projects, including the Oilville Road and I-64 interchange improvement. A December 2025 county workshop showed a September 2027 completion estimate, but VDOT’s current schedule now runs to spring 2028 as the design is refined.