Lewis Grimm of PBS&J The Eastern Connector Steering Committee met on March 28, 2008 for a discussion of whether any of the three remaining route alternatives would be effective in relieving traffic congestion on Route 250, the region’s main road for east-west local traffic. This was the first time the Committee has met since the […]
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City Council: No Eastern Connector alignment through Charlottesville
The Charlottesville City Council wants the consultant overseeing the Eastern Connector alignment study to eliminate options that involve widening the Route 250 bypass or building new bridges heading onto the City of Charlottesville. Council agreed at their meeting on March 3rd to send a letter to Lewis Grimm of PBS&J outlining their views. Podcast produced […]
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Steering Committee directs consultant to study other options for Eastern Connector
Lewis Grimm of PBS&J Since December 2006, an Eastern Connector alignment study has been underway in conjunction with the firm PBS&J to determine possible routes for a new road to connect the northern section of US 29 in Albemarle County with the growing Pantops area. Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville each contributed $250,000 […]
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Data said to support Pen Park alignment for Eastern Connector
Last month , the Eastern Connector Steering Committee asked for more justification for the road project that is proposed to connect Route 29 N to the Pantops area. At their monthly meeting on January 23, 2008, the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) got their first look at two of the answers–Our traffic problems have local origins […]
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MPO Policy Board, December 19, 2007
On December 19, 2007, the MPO Policy Board held its final meeting of the year , with discussions on the Eastern Connector, three amendments to the Transportation Improvement Program, and a farewell to City Councilor Kevin Lynch , who is leaving office. The MPO Policy Board is chaired by Albemarle County Supervisor David Slutzky (Rio). […]
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Public sends Eastern Connector study back to the drawing board
The dots on this easel-pad represent the preferences of attendees. The other three options received one or two dots each Members of the public who attended a second information session on three proposed routes for the Eastern Connector overwhelmingly told the consultant to return to the drawing board to come up with other alternatives for […]
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Public will see three options for Eastern Connector
The committee overseeing the Eastern Connector Corridor Study has eliminated another possible alternative for the proposed road, which has been proposed to relieve traffic congestion on Route 29 North and on Route 250 near Pantops by providing an alternate connection between these two areas. The committee unanimously voted to remove from consideration a design alternative […]
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Board reaffirms commitment to transportation funding
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution stating their commitment to continue funding regional transportation initiatives. Such a document was requested by the Charlottesville City Council in early October when it voted to give VDOT a temporary construction easement to build the Meadowcreek Parkway. Supervisor David Slutzky (Rio) put the resolution together, […]
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Pen Park route for Eastern Connector back on the table
David Benish shows the Pantops Master Plan to attendees of the meeting 11/8/07 Update: Since this article was posted, the consultant consolidated the number of choices into four. Further information is available in this document (.PDF). When the panel of officials in charge of selecting a corridor for the Eastern Connector last met in August […]
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Pen Park route not among Eastern Connector alternatives
Lewis Grimm of PBS&J (standing) leads the steering committee through eleven alternatives for the Eastern Connector The group of local officials responsible for shepherding the Eastern Connector Corridor Study has until next spring to present possible options to the public. But, if the latest meeting of the steering committee is any indication, there’s still a […]
