Filling potholes on Groundhog Drive isn’t a viable solution on this state road just as it isn’t acceptable on Rockaway Road nearby. These roads need to be repaved before they further deteriorate.

Some potholes near the front entrance have been filled; however, the entire length of Groundhog Drive has to be repaved to remedy the poor condition of this state road.

VDOT has patched 2-3 spots near the entrance to Edgehill Townhouses and North Creek Condos; however, the worst areas that need to be addressed extend from the 9200 through the 9700 blocks of Groundhog Drive. Near the 9200s, there’s a 10 ft. section that has buckled from nearby tree roots. Five winters ago, VDOT snow removal equipment broke up the asphalt in this area creating an unsafe, uneven surface. Rather than removing the old asphalt and tree roots, VDOT patched this area, which has buckled again. This state-maintained road must be repaved before it deteriorates further and becomes “undrivable.”

Today I added a photo of one of several areas in our HOA community that needs to be repaved in the 9500s block in the Edgehill Townhouse Association. I will continue to add photos of the uneven roadway until VDOT repaves Groundhog Drive from the 9200s to the 9700s.

I’m writing on behalf of the Edgehill Townhouse Association, of which I am a board member. Groundhog Drive is our main and only thoroughfare and is a state road, which is maintained by VDOT. Instead of repaving this one street, VDOT has patched and repatched holes, but hasn’t addressed the poor condition of this road. VDOT just finished re-paving Old Bon Air Road and Rockaway Road. It would greatly improve the appearance of our community if VDOT would finish the project and repave Groundhog Drive, especially since other neighborhood street off Old Bon Air have been repaved.

This ongoing issue hasn't been mitigated and is getting worse. VDOT needs to repave Groundhog Drive after removing tree roots and filling pot holes.

The condition of Groundhog Drive, a state road allegedly maintained by VDOT, has further deteriorated since my last post. There are more potholes and sinkholes than before. In addition, there is serious erosion near a storm drain near the 9500s that is concerning because the erosion leads to a runoff from the train trestle. Numerous pot holes were filled on Old Bon Air Road, which feeds into Groundhog Drive, and then that road as well as Rockaway Road were repaved, which is what we are asking VDOT to do for our community. This week, our HOA hired Inline paving to seal coat our parking lots and the upper part of Groundhog Drive. Now, it's up the VDOT to take ownership of this state road that requires repairs to areas damaged by VDOT snowplows as well as the potholes and sinkholes previously mentioned and then to repave the entire road that hasn't been addressed in over 20 years.

Since nothing has happened with this open case now 601 days old, I and other board members have filed a claim with VDOT to visit our neighborhood to assess the damage to our state road.

Two board members have reported this paving request to VDOT over a month ago, but all we got was an acknowledgement that our request had been received. We will follow up with photos.

The Board of Directors still hasn’t heard from VDOT about repacking Groundhog Drive. We have seen VDOT trucks driving on our street.

I completed another VDOT service request twice to have Groundhog Drive repaved. Both times the form was returned. I’m turning to the media to get their attention.

VDOT remains unresponsive to our neighborhood's deplorable road conditions. We tried reaching out to VDOT via a link recommended by a local TV station only to find that the link is no longer viable.

I have been posting about the numerous potholes, uneven pavement caused by tree roots, and cracked pavement all along Groundhog Drive for three years. Our HOA has reached out to VDOT to visit EDGEHILL TOWNHOUSES and NORTH CREEK CONDOS to assess the damage to this state road and mitigate the issues that have been reported. VDOT has never addressed this ongoing problem even though other neighborhoods have had their main roads repaved by VDOT.

VDOT hasn’t responded to requests to visit our neighborhood to assess the deteriorating condition of our main road, Groundhog Drive. In addition to potholes and uneven asphalt, there are storm drains that need to be repaired in order to function properly. They are uneven impeding the rain water from flowing through the drains and causing flooding.

After a board member contacted 1-800-4Roads, VDOT showed up in our neighborhood to fill potholes and mark areas (storm drains) that needed to be repairs almost immediately. They said that next summer our state road should be repaved after tree roots have been removed.