A draft conceptual plan to guide the future development of the area around the intersection U.S. 29 and Hydraulic Road was shown this week to the public and government officials. Three meetings in all were held this week for the small-area plan. The second public meeting for the project was held on Wednesday. An advisory […]
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Future land use discussed at first Hydraulic area plan meeting
The future of one of the most significant intersections in Albemarle County and Charlottesville was the topic Wednesday at the first public meeting for a new planning initiative. “We can start to get your feedback on Route 29 and the Hydraulic Area to produce a land-use plan within that general area,” said Chip Boyles, the […]
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Panel begins work of planning for Hydraulic intersection
A panel of elected officials, business owners and citizens met for the first time Thursday to begin planning for the future of the intersection of U.S. 29 and Hydraulic Road. They were told at the outset the outcome may not be the same as at Rio Road. “We’re not here to do the Hydraulic Road […]
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Planning moves forward for Hydraulic-29 crossing
A series of meetings to shape the future of the intersection of U.S. 29 and Hydraulic Road will get underway in March, and the head of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission said there are no preconceived outcomes. “Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne is very clear that we’re going into this with a blank sheet […]
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With Rio intersection done, attention turns to Hydraulic Road
Virginia’s secretary of transportation was in Charlottesville on Thursday to celebrate completion of one major project on U.S. 29 and to announce that planning soon will begin for a future one. “At your request, we are kicking off a study of Hydraulic Road and the Route 29 intersection which I believe will be another key […]
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Accelerated schedule for Hydraulic planning approved
Planning for the reconfiguration of Hydraulic Road’s intersection with U.S. 29 could begin sooner than expected. “We look forward to the continued progress and movement, specifically with the Hydraulic Road Area Study, in order to keep Virginia moving through the Charlottesville area,” wrote Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne in a recent letter to local officials. […]
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City planning officials see no urgency for Hydraulic Road plan
The Charlottesville Planning Commission will not recommend that the city conduct a small-area plan for the area surrounding the intersection of Hydraulic Road and U.S. 29. “I believe that, compared to the other small-area plans, this would be least prioritized,” commission Chairman John Santoski said. “I don’t think we want to invest a lot of […]
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City committee pans design for Best Buy ramp sound barriers
If sound barriers are built along a portion of the U.S. 250 bypass as part of the so-called Best Buy ramp, a Charlottesville design committee wants the Virginia Department of Transportation to keep them as simple as possible. “[They] need to be as plain as possible and include vegetation to the extent possible,” said Rachel […]
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City willing to cede control of Hillsdale extension to VDOT
Since it was first conceived more than a decade ago, a $30 million project to extend Hillsdale Drive into Charlottesville has been managed by city officials. But Charlottesville officials are now considering handing over management of the $30-million Hillsdale Drive extension to coordinate its implementation with $230 million in projects to alleviate congestion on U.S. […]
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Council endorses U.S. 29 proposals
The Charlottesville City Council informally has endorsed a $203 million package of transportation projects to address traffic congestion on U.S. 29, including $10 million to begin plans for a grade-separated interchange at Hydraulic Road. “It is a major connecting piece for the whole network and I think we don’t want to make it seem like […]
