Allan D. Sumpter Virginia Department of Transportation

Charlottesville Residency Administrator 701 VDOT Way

Charlottesville, VA 22911

Charlottesville Residency Monthly Report

November 2007

Albemarle County BOS Action Items

David Slutzky

Traffic Signal at Rio Road – A recent accident at Rio Road damaged a pole on the northbound side of Route 29. Construction of a replacement pole is underway. Work will be performed mostly at night and is expected to be complete by mid-December.
Route 651 Free State Bridge – Repairs to the bridge by the railroad are complete. The re-opening was scheduled for November 30^th.
Bridge on Route 606 (Jacobs Run) – This bridge was closed for maintenance repairs on November 26^th and should re-open on December 6^th.

Ken Boyd

Gilbert Station Road – Spot Improvement Project – Pipes have been ordered for the spot improvement. Work will be scheduled as quickly as possible when these materials arrive.

Dennis Rooker

Maintenance Requirements on Railroad Bridges – A request for information on what level of service is required by railroad companies on vehicular bridges has been submitted to the State Bridge Engineer and State Rail Project Manager. It was requested that if necessary, an opinion be sought from the Attorney General’s Office.

Dave Wyant

Advance Mills Temporary Bridge – VDOT continues to move forward with the administrative process to finalize its coordination with DHR along with final plan completion, contract preparation and utility relocation. An updated timeline for installation of the temporary bridge is included within this report.
Cory Farm Subdivision – Work has been completed.
Route 240 @ The Meadows – A “Watch for Turning Vehicles” Sign has been installed southbound approaching this entrance.
Stillwater Lane (Earlysville Heights) – This road has been reviewed to determine necessary improvements to be added to the secondary system. Of most concern is the condition of the pavement. A complete overlay would be necessary. Other spot improvements needed are to drainage pipes, vegetation, and entrance connections.
Millington Bridge – A surface treatment overlay was completed November 28^th to improve friction on the riding surface.

Sally Thomas

Batesville – Signing modifications at the intersection of Miller School Road and Plank Road are complete.

Lindsay Dorrier

Route 250 @ Glenmore – A request has been made to Traffic Engineering to update the study of this intersection to determine if it now meets the warrants for a signal.
Route 721(Old Dominion Road)- This gravel road has been reviewed. It does not meet rural rustic requirements due to width. It is on the county’s list of priorities as a candidate regular unpaved road project. Routine maintenance work was completed during the week of November 26^th.
Route 53 – Installation of pavement messages are complete. Signing work is ongoing. A right-of-entry has been secured from The Thomas Jefferson Foundation to perform surveying to determine the feasibility of a spot improvement to a curve near Monticello’s exit.

Construction

PM-7B-07

Contract complete.

Rte. 618 Bridge over Hardware River superstructure replacement (0618-002-6018,SR01)

Completed.

Bridge deck patch and repair service contract

Completed this month.

Active Construction Projects

Preliminary Engineering

Albemarle County

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

R/W is currently being negotiated and utilities have started to be relocated. Luck Stone continues preparations for the construction phase which is tentatively planned for April, 2008.

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

The right-of-way phase continues on this project. Right of Way offers have been made to CATEC and Wetsel and are pending. A Right of Way revision is underway as requested by the City of Charlottesville. Once the revision is complete, an offer will be made to the city.

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

Progress continues related to revised storm water design including contouring and plantings.

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

VDHR concurred on 10-11-2007 that the project will have an effect on the eligible Crozet Historic District and seven contributing resources; however, the effect on the district will not be adverse. The next step is submission of plans to the Central Office for location/design approval. This is expected to occur in early December.

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

All survey is completed and design work related to cross sections and drainage continues. A progress meeting will be tentatively planned for January.

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

Survey work is completed and preliminary design has begun.

Route 743 Advance Mills Bridge, 0743-002-282 P101, R201, C501, B658 (Permanent Replacement Project)

A scoping meeting was held November 28^th to discuss results the comments received from the citizens’ information meeting and the next steps in the design process.

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	12	38
Site Plan Reviews for new Subdivisions	23	80
New Entrance Plan Reviews	14	57
Total Permits Processed	92	346
Utility Permits Processed	14	64
Inspection of new Subdivision Street conducted	46	197
Inspection of new entrance conducted	124	516
Miles of Street Accepted in the State System	.47	2.62

Traffic Engineering

Albemarle - Completed
RTE	LOCATION	REQUEST	ACTION
Rt 53	Section of route east and west of entrance to Monticello	Safety & operational review	Additional warning signs along with pavement messages to be installed in next few weeks
Rt 1090 (Lego Drive)	Entire route	Traffic calming	With County Staff for citizens approval
Rt 854 (Carrsbrook)	Entire route	Traffic calming	Met w/county staff; county staff meeting with citizens; petitions pending

Albemarle – Being reviewed
RTE	LOCATION	REQUEST	STATUS
Rt 29	@ post office entrance	Safety review for entrance	Field review complete; recommending removal of curb to extend thru & right turn lanes
Rt 631 (Rio)/Waldorf School/Pen Park	Intersection	Being reviewed for cross walk and pedestrian crossing	Not recommending cross walk & pedestrian crossing at this time until sidewalk or trail installed
250 (Ivy Rd)	Near intersection with 682	Review of passing zone on Route 250	Sketch complete; passing zone will be closed; to paint crew to schedule work depending on weather & work schedules
250 (Richmond Rd)	I-64 interchange to High/River Rd intersection in Charlottesville	Coordinate signals on this corridor	Project in design & planned development stages. Met with City to include signal at Rt 250/High Street. Additional counts complete and being analyzed.
Rt 688 (Midway)	Off Miller School Road	Review for speed limit posting on un-posted road	Finalizing sketch; warning signs will be installed
Rt 29	Between Polo Grounds & Hollymead	Speed limit review	Analyzing data
Rt 20	Int w/ 712	Operational & safety concerns	Analyzing data
Rt 250	@ Glenmore	Traffic signal study	TE reviewing
Rt 729	Rt 53 to 618	Speed study	TE reviewing
T 618	Rt 53 to 620	Speed study	TE reviewing

Maintenance work completed

Albemarle County

Patching operations completed on Routes 22, 29, 53, 602 (Howardsville Trnpk), 616 (Blackcat),

637 (Dickwoods), 691 (Greenwood), 708 (Taylors Gap), 723 (Chestnut Grove), 729 (Milton), 743

(Earlysville), 808 (Running Deer), 1270 (Redfields), 1275 (Rockledge)

Graded and replaced stone on Routes 600 (Stony Point Pass), 606 (Dickerson), 611 (Jarmans), 633

(Cove Garden), 634 (Spring Valley), 637 (Dickwoods), 640 (Gilbert Station/Turkey Sag), 641

(Burnley Station), 643 (Rio Mills), 668 (Fox Mtn), 671 (Ballards Mill), 678 (Ridge), 684 (Pounding

Creek), 688 (Midway), 694 (Miller Lake), 697 (Sutherland), 711 (Burton), 712 (Coles Rolling),

713 (Dyers Mill), 714 (Riding Club), 717 (Secretarys Sand), 728 (Ed Jones), 736 (White Mtn), 737

(Mountain Vista), 753 (Paces Store), 774 (Bear Creek/Appleberry Mtn), 795 (Blenheim), 805

(Henderson), 811 (Jones Mill), 812 (Jim Lane), 824 (Patterson Mill), 825 (Yancey

Mill Ln), 856 (Burton Ln).

Litter pickup on Rt 6, 20, 29, 250, 692 (Plank) and 810 (Whitehall).
Cleared pipes and ditch work on Routes 29, 240, 250, 611 (Jarmans Gap), 692 (Plank), 736 (White Mtn),

787 (Gilliums Ridge), 795 (Blenheim), 824 (Pattersons Mill).

Mowing Routes 602 (Howardsville Trnpk), 607 (Red Row), 613 (Giannini), 617 (Rockfish River),

626 (Langhorne), 627 (carters Mtn), 630 (Green Creek), 632 (Faber), 633 (Heards Mtn), 634 (Heards

Mtn), 660 (Reas Ford), 670 (Damon), 692 (Plank), 703 (Pocket), 704 (Fortune), 714 (Riding Club),

715 (Esmont), 716 (Forsyth), 717 (Secretarys Sand), 719 (Alberene), 722 (Old Green Mtn), 723

(Chestnut Grove), 724 (Lewiston Ford), 725 (Dawsons Mill), 726 (James River), 735 (Mt Alto), 737

(Mtn Vista), 748 (Napier), 753 (Paces Store), 755 (Secretarys Sand), 757 (nelsons), 770 (Mt Zion Church)

800 (Schuyler), 812 (Jim Lane), 825 (Yancey Mill Ln), 845 (Totier Creek), 1049 (Simpson),

1302 (Hardware Hills Cir), 1809 (Havenwood Ln), 1810 (Firefly Ct)

Tree cleanup on Routes 29, 631 (Old Lynchbrug), 635 (Craigs Store), 636 (Batesville), 692 (Plank),

702 (Reservoir), 708/710 (Taylors Gap), 712 (Coles rolling), 717 (Secretarys Sand), 723

(Chestnut Grove), 800 (Schuyler), 1202 (St George).

Shoulder Rehab on I-64.
Pothole Patching contractor on 29, 674 (Breakheart), 810 (Browns Gap)
Rural Rustic Road Work on Rt 647 (Maxfield).
Bridge work on Rt 606 (Dickerson)

Planned Maintenance work – December 2007

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

Advance Mills Temporary Bridge update

VDOT will be using what is known within the Department as a Special Advertisement and Award Process (SAAP). Accounting for typical procedures, the expected timeline for this project in accordance with VDOT’s Advertisement and Letting Calendar is as follows:

· Final Contract Assembly submitted to VDOT’s Central Office by late December, 2007

· Advertisement for Bids: January 22, 2008

· Bids Received: February 27, 2008

· Award of Contract: mid-March

· Expected Begin Construction: early April

· Construction completion expected within 4-6 weeks

Our staff has a high level of confidence in this timeline provided no substantial issues develop regarding our coordination with DHR and reasonable bids are received.

Maintenance Budget

11/26/2007

Rural Rustic Program 2007

Albemarle County

Rte 647 (Maxfield Road)

Under Construction
- Ditching is complete
- Pipes started 11/20
- Base to start 12/3
- Paving to start 12/10 or as weather permits

Projects Completed

Rte 769 (Rocky Hollow Road)
Rte 744, (Hacktown Road)
Rte 734, (Bishop Hill Road)
Rte 640, (Gilberts Station)

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