YORK COUNTY, Va. — Residents of Springfield Road in York County say throughout the day, hundreds of construction vehicles travel their narrow road. They're the only access point for a housing development that's being built called Tranquility.
“They’re always passing each other, getting stuck, tearing up our front yards,” said Josh Mullins, who lives a few houses down from the construction entrance.
Since 2021, the development has been under construction. Mullins told News 3 it's more than just a nuisance.
“The large trucks have destroyed the road, and they come down going 35, 40 mph, and the potholes they hit...it sounds like guns going off,” said Mullins.
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Since our last story in July 2023, an automatic gate has been installed at the construction entrance. They also posted a sign that reads construction hours are from 7 am to 7 pm.
A spokesperson from Henderson Inc., the developer, told News 3 there has been an issue with vehicles going to Tranquility outside of the posted hours. They say there will now be a security guard at the gate to make sure all contractors are abiding by the approved work hours.
We also asked when the project would be completed but didn't get a response. Mullins says regardless, this is impacting his life.
"It’s ironic that their name is Tranquility- when they took ours,” said Mullins.
News 3's Ellen Ice also reached out to the county for comment. Previously the county administrator Neil Morgan said they conducted a study to see if there would be any alternate viable routes. Morgan said there were none- they were too costly.
A York County representative said they plan to repair Springfield Road once construction is complete.
