By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Thursday, May 23, 2012 A traffic model conducted by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission shows that an Eastern Connector linking U.S. 29 with Route 20 would carry high traffic volumes if its alignment went through a section of Charlottesville’s Pen Park . This map depicts the traffic model generated […]
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Supervisors delete eastern connector from road priority list
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow Friday, May 13, 2011 The A lbemarle Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to remove the proposed Eastern Connector from a list of potential road projects to be considered by the county. “We went through the process of an Eastern Connector study committee and came to the conclusion that there was […]
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Council reaffirms support for Sunset-Fontaine and Eastern connectors
By Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Tomorrow stubbs@cvilletomorrow.org Charlottesville’s City Council has reaffirmed its interest in two stalled road projects. At a work session Thursday, the council directed staff to continue listing the Sunset-Fontaine Connector and the Eastern Connector as local priorities for the Virginia Department of Transportation. Even with limited funding for road construction, VDOT asks […]
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Political problems on Pantops
This article is the second in a four-part series on the future of Route 250 published jointly by The Daily Progress and Charlottesville Tomorrow . Part two is published here by permission of The Daily Progress. Part: One , Two , Three , Four By Rachana Dixit The Daily Progress Monday, November 30, 2009 Albemarle […]
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City Council follows Supervisors’ example and puts Eastern Connector on hold
The Charlottesville City Council has agreed with the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors that further study of the proposed Eastern Connector be put on hold until more is known about traffic patterns and possible ways to pay for the road. Their decision came despite a recommendation from staff that the County be asked to conduct […]
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County Supervisors put Eastern Connector study on hold
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has put the study of the Eastern Connector on hold for a few years until more data can be collected about how County residents move around. They made their decision after viewing a presentation on the final recommendations of the Eastern Connector Corridor Location Study. The matter has been […]
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Eastern Connector final report under review in Albemarle; City’s evaluation uncertain
After nearly two years of work, the final report of the Eastern Connector Corridor Location study will be presented to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Lewis Grimm of the engineering firm PBS&J will make the full presentation this afternoon. It remains to be seen if the Charlottesville City Council will see the report. Both […]
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Committee delays Eastern Connector presentation to Supervisors
The consultant overseeing the Eastern Connector location study has been given more time to prepare a final report to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council. The steering committee spent its meeting on July 25, 2008 debating what items should be in the presentation, but ended up requesting more information on […]
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Eastern Connector recommendations to be finalized this Fall; Pen Park alignment remains favorite
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council will not be presented with the recommendations of the Eastern Connector Steering Committee until at least the fall of this year. On May 30, 2008, the Steering Committee met to refine the recommendations made at its previous meeting . Consultant Lewis Grimm of the […]
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Three options to be recommended for Eastern Connector
The Steering Committee overseeing a corridor location study for the proposed Eastern Connector has agreed to recommend three routes for the proposed road. The Committee will meet again in late May to review the presentation that the consultant will give to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council later this year. […]
