The Virginia Department of Transportation will be updating Virginia’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, the latest of which is the 2022-2026 plan, and wants “the public to provide input on their experiences and concerns about roadway safety.”
According to the announcement,
The statewide survey is now open and will remain available through Aug. 23. This online survey asks Virginians to identify the most pressing safety issues within SHSP emphasis areas such as speeding, occupant protections, impaired driving and others, as well as to provide insight on which countermeasures, actions or strategies they believe would be most effective in reducing or eliminating those concerns.
The number of traffic-related deaths and serious injuries in Virginia decreased in 2025, but they remain at pre-pandemic levels. Public input to the plan through this survey will help focus our actions so that those traveling on Virginia’s highways and streets will arrive alive and unharmed.
The updated plan is expected to be released in early 2027.
