The new extension of Hillsdale Drive has been open for a couple of months, but some in the community continue to call for a traffic light to replace an existing two-way stop sign at one of the road’s key intersections. “We and a majority who live, work and play in this neighborhood have always believed […]
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Placemaking group laments lack of oversight with Hillsdale project
The construction of a mile-long extension of Hillsdale Drive is underway, but members of Charlottesville’s PLACE Design Task Force said Thursday that they should have played a greater role in overseeing its design. “We lost the opportunity to comment on the kind of roadway we’d like to see but we would now like to have […]
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Supervisors request traffic light at future Hillsdale intersection
When the $30.5-million extension of Hillsdale Drive opens in 2017, the Albemarle Police Department wants a traffic light at its intersection with Greenbrier Drive. “Hillsdale will become a feeder road for people trying to escape the U.S. 29 and Hydraulic Road intersection,” said Lieutenant Mike Wagner at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors this […]
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VDOT, city, neighbors discuss Hillsdale intersection concerns
Residents and businesses near the future intersection of Hillsdale Drive Extended and Greenbrier Drive are insisting that the Virginia Department of Transportation do what it can to ensure that a traffic signal will be installed to protect pedestrians. The city of Charlottesville is overseeing a design for a $30.5 million project to connect Hillsdale to […]
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Work continues to plan Hillsdale extension; changes to Greenbrier expected
As construction work begins to pick up on three separate — but related — projects on U.S. 29, the city of Charlottesville is reviewing and possibly altering plans for a fourth. Last summer, the Commonwealth Transportation Board fully funded a $30.5 million project to extend Hillsdale Drive from Greenbrier Drive to Hydraulic Road. The long-awaited […]
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Council clears way for expanded Kroger at new Charlottesville location
One shopping center on U.S. 29 will start a “second life” beginning next summer when one of the region’s three Kroger stores relocates in a revamped space. “We want to upgrade our facilities and have the best stores for our customers in Charlottesville,” said Fenton Childers, Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic real estate manager. The City Council recently […]
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City official: Hillsdale extension on-track for construction
The federal government has approved the next step for the $30.5 million extension of Hillsdale Drive, a key component in a series of projects designed to improve traffic flows in the U.S. 29 corridor through Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville. The Federal Highway Administration has authorized city officials to begin the process of […]
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Costs increasing for city’s portion of adaptive traffic signal network
Charlottesville’s share of a next-generation network of intelligent traffic signals could cost five times as much as originally expected. In February, the City Council agreed to reallocate $450,000 from other projects to upgrade traffic signals using Rhythm Engineering’s InSync technology, which adjusts lights in real time according to fluctuating traffic patterns. “Their product is probably […]
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New Hotel planned for former cinema site
A Staunton-based company has submitted plans to Charlottesville for a hotel on the site of the former Regal 4 cinema. City officials say plans developed for Heritage Hospitality Management do not conflict with the Virginia Department of Transportation’s plans for a road extension that will run parallel to U.S. 29. “It appears the building […]
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MPO considers expanding its boundaries to other localities in region
The Metropolitan Planning Organization’s policy board will consider today whether to expand its boundaries to include Lake Monticello, Ruckersville and other growing communities located outside of Albemarle County. “Important transportation decisions will be made about the highways that connect those areas to Charlottesville via U.S. 29, Virginia Route 53 and U.S. 250,” said Stephen Williams, […]
