Several business owners who will be affected by construction of the $84 million grade-separated interchange at Rio Road and U.S. 29 pleaded with the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on Thursday to delay the project while its economic impact is studied. “We’re trying to get people to find us today and we’re concerned that in […]
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Business owners seek answers at Route 29 solutions forum
More than 100 people representing businesses on U.S. 29 filled the cafeteria at Jack Jouett Middle School on Thursday to find out more about construction projects that many of them feel threaten their livelihoods. “We worked on getting a lot of people here,” said L.F. Wood, a business owner and chairman of the North Charlottesville […]
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Two hundred people attend public hearing for Route 29 projects
More than two hundred people crowded into the cafeteria at Albemarle High School on Tuesday to express their thoughts about design features of three major construction projects in and around U.S. 29 that Virginia Department of Transportation officials hope will be constructed within three years. “We’ve got three design-build projects that are being advanced as […]
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Route 29 panelist: public not informed about construction impacts
With four days remaining until a crucial hearing on three major construction projects in the U.S. 29 corridor, one business owner is concerned that the Virginia Department of Transportation has not sufficiently engaged the public. “I don’t know that enough advertising has been done about these projects and their effects,” said John Nunley, owner of […]
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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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Albemarle leaders hold town hall on transportation issues
Nearly 100 residents of northern Albemarle County gathered at Baker-Butler Elementary School on Monday to ask questions about how they will be affected by nearly $230 million in forthcoming constructions projects in the U.S. 29 corridor. Supervisors Kenneth C. Boyd and Brad Sheffield held a joint town hall meeting to get feedback on the $51 […]
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Rio Road will close to thru traffic during interchange construction
When construction eventually begins on a grade-separated interchange at U.S. 29 and Rio Road, motorists on the Albemarle County secondary road will be unable to cross U.S. 29 for up to three months. “I had been really hoping that the answer was that this would not be true,” said Philip A. Shucet, a former VDOT […]
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More details revealed on Rio Road grade-separated interchange
Route 29 projects even further accelerated The man in charge of overseeing the implementation of $230 million worth of projects to help improve mobility on the U.S. 29 corridor said Thursday that his team has produced concepts that will be successful. “Everything is pointing in the direction of me being more convinced that this can […]
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VDOT sets aggressive deadlines for Route 29 projects
It is increasingly clear that VDOT’s treatment for congestion on the U.S. 29 corridor is going to involve an intense shock to the local transportation system. VDOT has set a goal of completing a new grade-separated interchange at Rio Rd by summer 2016. That will be quickly followed by the completion of two parallel roads […]
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MPO adopts fast-tracked U.S. 29 projects
The regional body that approves federal money for transportation projects has backed the transfer of Western Bypass money to the $230 million bundle of alternative U.S. 29 projects. The Metropolitan Planning Organization’s policy board amended its long-range plan Wednesday to include the package, featuring the extension of Berkmar and Hillsdale drives and an interchange at […]
