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NEW KENT — Even before three men died in a collision with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Route 155 and Kentland Trail in 2014, the junction had gained a reputation as the most hazardous in New Kent.

“This was ranked the most dangerous intersection in the county by the sheriff’s department,” recalled Ron Stiers, vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors. “I asked VDOT for months to do something about it. I remember in one of our meetings even making the comment that ‘I hope it doesn’t take somebody getting killed there before we do something about it.’”

The Virginia Department of Transportation previously responded to concerns with a temporary solution, installing a temporary roundabout in 2022. Now, VDOT has presented a permanent

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