Stafford County announced on Apr. 27 that it continues to invest in transportation improvements, leveraging funds from a $50 million Transportation Bond approved by residents in 2019. The county has used this bond to secure more than $156 million for road improvement projects, either managed locally or in partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation.
The ongoing focus on transportation aims to improve safety, accessibility, and reduce congestion for Stafford residents. Over the past two years, $70 million has been invested across various road projects. Four major construction projects are currently underway: the Route 1 and Courthouse Road Intersection Improvement Project; Telegraph Road and Woodstock Lane Improvement Project; Berea Church Road Improvement Project; and Staffordboro Boulevard Sidewalk Project. These efforts include widening roads, adding sidewalks and crosswalks, improving intersections, and enhancing pedestrian access.
Several other initiatives are progressing through design or right-of-way phases. Projects such as Onville Road Improvements, Poplar Road and Truslow Road upgrades, Brooke Road Flood Mitigation efforts—supported by over $10 million in federal funding—and intersection enhancements at Route 1 with Enon Road are scheduled to begin construction over the next few years.
In addition to infrastructure developments, Stafford County’s educational landscape continues to grow. Stafford County Public Schools District enrolled 31,700 students during the 2023-24 school year according to state education data. This figure represents a 1.7% increase from the previous year’s total of 31,160 students as reported by state records. Brooke Point High School had the highest enrollment among local schools with 2,242 students according to state data.
Demographically, white students were the largest group in county schools during this period at nearly 39% of enrollment (12,332 students), followed by Hispanic students who made up about one-quarter of all enrollees (7,780) according to state statistics. At earlier grade levels during the same year Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers welcomed more pre-kindergarteners than any other site (292 children), accounting for over half of all pre-K enrollments countywide according to official figures, while Rocky Run Elementary School enrolled the most kindergarteners with 148 children—about seven percent of that cohort’s total as reported by state sources.
More information about current transportation projects can be found on Stafford County’s website at www.staffordcountyva.gov/transportation.
