The Transportation Citizen Request Form can be found here. Forms should be mailed or hand-delivered to the Fauquier County Planning Division or can be emailed to: Adam Shellenberger or Kaitlyn Worley.

Contact the Fauquier County Public School Transportation Department for any request relating to public school activities. They can be contacted at 540-422-7240 or visit https://www.fcps1.org/Transportation

Submit a Transportation Citizen Request Form to Fauquier County Community Development. County staff will review the request and consult VDOT and the appropriate member of the Board of Supervisors.  Final VDOT approval will depend on the circumstances involving the sign.

Often the problem with vehicles traveling at excessive speeds isn’t due to posted speed limits, but rather to speed limit enforcement. If this is the case, contact the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Department at 540-422-8600. If the posted speed limit is the issue, then a request for change can be made to the Planning Division of the Department of Community Development using the Citizen Request Form. Following review from Planning staff and the appropriate member of the Board of Supervisors, VDOT will conduct a study to determine the speed for the road. This study, which compares the road to established VDOT criteria, takes 90 to 120 days to complete. VDOT will then report its findings back to the Planning staff. Please be advised that speed limits are based on strictly adhered to VDOT criteria. For more information on VDOT’s speed limits visit: www.virginiadot.org/info/faq-speedlimits.asp

To meet the minimum requirements, which does not guarantee the street will be accepted in the Secondary Road System, it must:

• Have sufficient right-of-way, generally 50 feet, or all property owners must be willing to voluntarily donate any needed right-of-way.

• Be constructed to VDOT standards, with all costs (which are generally very high) to bring the road up to VDOT standards being borne by the property owners, not VDOT or Fauquier County. For more information on VDOT standards visit: www.virginiadot.org/projects/ssr-rev.asp. For more information on acceptance into VDOT’s Secondary System visit: www.virginiadot.org/info/faq-2ndaryroads.asp

First, consider that gravel roads are a part of the rural character of Fauquier County and a paved road may invite more traffic. The road must have sufficient right-of-way, generally 50 feet, or all property owners must be willing to donate the necessary right-of-way. If the road meets this requirement, then a request for paving must be made through the Transportation Committee, which makes its recommendations each spring on additions to the County’s Six-Year Plan to the Board of Supervisors. The Board makes the final decision on alterations to the Six-Year Plan. Keep in mind funding is very limited, and paving projects can take years to complete. The Rural Rustic Program is a less expensive option for roads with lower traffic levels. To learn more visit: http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/RuralRusticProgram.pdf Requests for VDOT road maintenance such as paving potholes should be directed to VDOT at 800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623) or visit: www.virginiadot.org/travel/citizen.asp.

Unless they are private, Fauquier County's roads are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).  Requests for VDOT road maintenance such as paving potholes should be directed to VDOT at 800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623) or visit: www.virginiadot.org/travel/citizen.asp.