The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced the appointment of Scott D. Frederick, P.E., to the position of VDOT Farmville Resident Engineer. Frederick’s appointment became effective April 25.

Frederick is a Virginia Tech graduate with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.

According to VDOT District Engineer Christopher Winstead, P.E., Frederick comes to his new position in the Farmville area well-armed with the capabilities and background experience to meet the challenge head-on.

Winstead went on to say that, “Frederick has worked for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for 12 years. During that time he has filled the position of construction project manager, assistant area engineer, local grants coordinator and area engineer.”

Frederick has spent the last three-and-a-half years as the manager of the Gainesville Area GDOT office, performing construction inspections as well as other responsibilities of the job.

During his time with GDOT, he managed a major widening project on Interstate 95 as well as a bridge replacement on the Chattahoochee River.

Winstead extended his full measure of confidence that Frederick would prove an invaluable asset in his new position and also in his work alongside Carrie Shepheard as an integral member of an effective team comprised of the pair as they work to serve the needs of Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties as well as the Town of Farmville.

Shepheard stepped up to fill the role of acting resident engineer left vacant with the announcement by then resident engineer Scot Shippee to the Buckingham Board of Supervisors that he was leaving his post for a job in the private sector.

Frederick will arrive to his new job just in time to address Phase Two, the interim year (2020), of Farmville’s 2035 Transportation Plan.

According to the Plan’s Final Report, the intersections of Main Street and Milnwood Avenue as well as the Oak Street, High Street, Griffin Boulevard intersection are slated for improvement due to safety issues, the latter for the safety of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.