Allan D. Sumpter Virginia Department of Transportation

Charlottesville Residency Administrator 701 VDOT Way

Charlottesville, VA 22911

Charlottesville Residency Monthly Report

July 2007

Albemarle County BOS Action Items

David Slutzky

VDOT has installed some “No U-Turn” signs in recent months at certain intersections along Route 29 including northbound at Rio Road. Some citizens and businesses have expressed concern regarding the one at Rio Road. A review is underway to consider modifications to the sign.
There have been no further discussions with the developer of the quarry on Rio Mills Road. VDOT would like to meet to discuss the Boards concerns and ideas on how to proceed.

Ken Boyd

Design is underway for the signal at the intersection of Route 250 with State Farm Boulevard. A construction timeframe will be provided once this phase is complete.
Gilbert Station Road – Because of widths and the horizontal and vertical alignments, improvements to this road will necessitate construction being done as a traditional unpaved road project. Donated right-of-way will be necessary to allow realignment of the roadway. It will be necessary to add this project to the secondary six year plan.

Dennis Rooker

· Old Ivy Road – Paving on this route was recently completed. Re-striping has yet to be done.

· Paving of Garth Road from Georgetown Road to Old Garth Road is scheduled for completion this season. Trench widening will be performed to increase shoulder width where possible.

Dave Wyant

Estes Ridge Road (Route 806) is in the six year plan as a rural rustic project and scheduled for construction in 2009.

Sally Thomas

White Mountain Road – Staff continues to look into possible alternatives to address maintenance concerns on this road in lieu of paving. Plans are to review this road with the research council staff.

Lindsay Dorrier

A safety study is underway on Route 53 in the vicinity of Monticello. VDOT is exploring alternatives including rumble strips, pavement messages and additional signage to warn motorists of the winding road conditions on this section of highway.

Construction Active Construction Projects

Project No. 0618-002-6018, SR01 (Rte. 618 Bridge over the Hardware River superstructure replacement) Bridge is restricted to single lane 9’width with concrete barriers in place. Phase one replacement concrete beams were placed on 7-17-07. Contractor is working on bridge railing. Anticipate switching traffic to Phase two by mid August.

Project No. PM-7B-07 (Asphalt paving maintenance schedule)

Paving, pavement marking and shoulder stone placement is completed at the following areas: Rte. 250 from Rte. 151 to just east of the I-64 Rte. 250 interchange.

Rte. 742 (Avon St. Ext.) from Rte. 20 to 0.4 miles north of Rte. 1150.

Preliminary Engineering

Albemarle County

Route 22 / 250 Intersection Improvements, 0022-002-104, C501

R/W is currently being negotiated. VDOT, Albemarle County and Luck Stone met on July 20, 2007 to follow up discussions on the construction funding for this project. Luck Stone has received plans for the project and is currently reviewing them. VDOT will begin to draft a Memorandum of Agreement for the project and Luck Stone will determine if they will construct the project. A meeting for these two items is scheduled for September

Route 631 Meadow Creek Parkway, 0631-002-128, C502, B612, B657

This project is fully funded. The R/W phase continues with appraisals and negotiations ongoing. Target date for right of way to be cleared remains November 2007. Utility relocations will begin afterwards. This project remains on schedule for a June 2008 advertisement.

Route 631, Meadow Creek Parkway, U000-104-102 (City portion)

Project funding update: Additional funding as a result of HB 3202 has enabled the city to fully fund this project. The city has accepted a new stormwater management design plan for the involved projects which will result in multiple facilities throughout both the county and city projects.

Route 691 Jarmans Gap Road, 0691-002-158, C501

District Design Staff continues work on plan updates based upon recent development impacts along this roadway. Once these updates and funding questions are resolved, a target advertisement date will be set.

Route 656 Georgetown Road, 0656-002-254, C501

Basic Survey information has been plotted and work is underway to expand it to greater detail. Design staff is reviewing information provided by the county to clarify certain areas where there are questions regarding easements and right-of-ways. Additional survey resources from outside the district have been secured to expedite the completion of the survey work. Mr. Greg Krystyniak, the VDOT project manager, has indicated a scoping meeting will be scheduled for August.

Route 643 Rio Mills Road, 0643-002-P76, N501

Aerial survey is scheduled to be available in August 2007.

The monthly update to the rural rustic program is attached to this report.

Planning, Permits and Land Development

Land Development Items	Total This Month	Total This Fiscal Year
Special Use Permits and Rezoning Application Review	6	57
Site Plan Reviews for new Subdivisions	22	169
New Entrance Plan Reviews	12	170
Total Permits Processed	87	1003
Utility Permits Processed	17	156
Inspection of new Subdivision Street conducted	78	234
Inspection of new entrance conducted	141	1443
Miles of Street Accepted in the State System	.32	6.27

Traffic Engineering

Albemarle - Completed
RTE	LOCATION	REQUEST	ACTION
Market Street	Between City Limits & dead end	Traffic calming	Does not quality; County advised
Rt 601 (Old Ivy)	At Railroad bridge	Add centerline	Not recommending
Rt 731 (Keswick)	Fr 250 to Rt 22	Edge lines	Not recommending
Rt 601 (Free Union)	Rt 601 & 676	Safety study of intersection	Additional signing added
Rt 1205 (Myrtle)	I 64 onramp at 250 @ Shadwell	Wrong way incident investigation	After review it was determined no action needed; signs adequate
Rt 29	@ Lewis & Clark	Signal warrant analysis	Traffic signal justified; developer will design and install

Albemarle – Being reviewed
RTE	LOCATION	REQUEST	STATUS
53	Section of route east and west of entrance to Monticello	Safety and operational review	Review and analysis complete. Recommendations being developed.
1521 (Powell Cr Dr)	Section of route where traffic calming measures installed	Perform follow up evaluation of the effectiveness of the traffic calming measures	Speed study ongoing.
1090 (Lego Drive)	Entire route	Traffic calming	Comments received from Emergency Services; final design being prepared by TE for submittal to Ashcroft Community.
250 (Ivy Rd)	Near intersection with 682	Review of passing zone on Route 250	Finalizing sketch
250 (Richmond Rd)	I-64 interchange to High/River Rd intersection in Charlottesville	Coordinate signals on this corridor	Project in preliminary stages of scoping and design. Meeting with City to include signal at Rt 250/High Street.
Rt 688 (Midway)	Off Miller School Road	Review for speed limit posting on un-posted road	Speed limit review
Rt 29	Between Polo Grounds & Hollymead	Speed limit review	TE is reviewing
Rt 854 (Carrsbrook)	Entire route	Traffic calming	TE is reviewing
Rt 742 & 1150 (Avon & Mill Creek)	Intersection	Painted crosswalk	TE is reviewing
Rt 631 (Rio & Rt 29)	Intersection	Reevaluation or removal of no U turn signs	TE is reviewing

Maintenance work completed

Albemarle County

Patching operations completed on Routes 601 (Free Union), 618 (Martin Kings), 622

(Albevanna Springs), 627 (Carters Mtn), 631 (Rio), 674 (Clark), 692 (Plank), 693 (Stillhouse Creek),

710 (Taylors Gap), 745 (Arrowhead Valley), 727 (Blenheim), 795 (Blenheim/James Monroe Pkwy),

824 (Patterson Mill).

Graded and replaced stone on Routes 606 (Dickerson), 614 (Sugar Hollow), 633 (Heards Mtn),

634 (Spring Valley), 643 (Rio Mills), 668 (Fox Mtn), 683 (Shelton Mill), 698 (Hungrytown), 702

(Reservoir), 717 (Old Sand), 720 (Harris Creek), 746 (Fosters Branch), 774 (Appleberry Mtn),

782 (Stribling Extd), 809 (Canterbury).

Litter pickup on Rt 742 (Avon) and 1150 (Mill Creek)
Cleared pipes and ditch work on Routes 600 (Stony Point Pass), 621 (Wolftrap), 671 (Millington),

676 (Tilman), 677 (Bloomfield), 708 (Red Hill) and 736 (White Mtn/Pughs Store).

Mowing Routes 600 (Watts Passage), 602 (Howardsville Trnpk), 607 (Red Row), 608 (Happy Creek)

610 (Lonesome Mtn), 612 (hammocks Gap), 613 (Giannini Ln), 615 (Lindsay), 617 (Rockfish River),

625 (Hatton Ferry), 627 (Carters Mtn), 629 (Browns Gap Trnpk), 631 (Old Lynchburg), 632 (Faber),

633 (Cove Garden), 636 (Batesville), 637 (Dickwoods), 640 (Turkey Sag), 641 (Gilbert Station), 642

(Red Hill Depot), 645 (Wildon Grove), 646 (Lovers Ln), 658 (Barracks Farm), 661 (Reas Ford), 662

(Bleakhouse), 667 (Catterton), 668 (Chapel Springs), 670 (Damon), 671 (Millington), 673

(Breakheart), 691 (Jarmans Gap), 692 (Plank), 696 (Edge Valley), 697 (Sutherland), 699 (Boaz),

702 (Reservoir), 703 (Pocket Ln), 704 (Fortune), 708 (Dry Bridge), 710 (Taylors Gap), 711 (Burton),

714 (Riding Club), 715 (Esmont), 717 (Secretarys Sand), 718 (Murrays), 722 (Old Green Mtn),

723 (Sharon), 724 (Lewiston Ford), 725 (Dawsons Mill), 726 (James River), 735 (Mt Alto), 736

(White Mtn/Pughs Store), 746 (Fosters Branch), 753 (Paces Store), 754 (Loving), 760 (Red Hill Schl),

764 (Link Evans), 767 (Rabbit Valley), 770 (Mt Zion Church), 774 (Bear Creek), 775 (Rabbit Valley),

776 (Buck Mtn Ford), 778 (Johnsons), 782 (Stribling Extd), 784 (Doctors Xing), 800 (Schuyler)

804 (Thackers Ln), 805 (Henderson), 809 (Canterbury), 812 (Jim Lane), 813 (Starlight), 823 (Moose),

821 (Blufton Mill), 826 (Emerys), 837 (Cover Schl Ln), 838 (Lackey), 841 (Covesville Store),

845 (Totier Creek), 856 (Burton Ln), 1302 (Hardware Hills Cir), 1422 (Dorrier), 1493 (Franklin).

Tree cleanup on Routes 601 (Free Union), 633 (Cove Garden), 637 (Dickwoods), 676 (Tilman),

692 (Plank), 693 (Stillhouse Creek) 694 (Miller Lake), 708 (Dry Bridge), 724 (Lewiston Ford),

738 (Morgantown), 810 (White Hall), 814 (Drovers Ln).

Rural Rustic Road Work on Rt. 769 (Rocky Hollow).
Installed Pipe on Rt. 677 (Bloomfield) and 824 (Patterson Mill).
Replaced damaged rail on Rt 637 (Dickwoods).

Planned Maintenance work – August 2007

Guardrail mowing, machining and patching on various routes in Albemarle County.
Replacing pipes on Rt 691 (Jarmans Gap).

Maintenance Budget

7/24/2007

Rural Rustic Program 2007

Albemarle County

Grading and Pipe Installation (State Forces)

Week of August 6

Begin construction of Rte 734,(Bishop Hill Road), Duration: 4 weeks

Week of September 3

Begin Construction of Rte 647, (Maxfield Road), Duration: 4 weeks

Week of October 1

Begin Construction of Rte 640, (Gilbert Station Road), Duration: 6 weeks

Surface Treatment (Tar and Chip Seal) (Hired Equipment)

Week of August 1

Begin Surface Treatment Paving:
- Rte 769 (Rocky Hollow Road), Duration: 2 weeks
- Rte 744, (Hacktown Road), Duration: 3 weeks

Week of October 1

Begin Surface Treatment Paving;
- Rte 647 (Maxfield Road), Duration: 2 weeks
- Rte 734 (Bishop Hill Road), Duration: 2 weeks
- Rte 640 (Gilbert Station Road), Duration: 3 weeks

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