Allan D. Sumpter                                                                                                                                     Virginia Department of Transportation

Charlottesville Residency Administrator                                                                                                                                     701 VDOT Way

                                                                                                                                                                                  Charlottesville, VA  22911

Charlottesville Residency Monthly Report

June 2008

Albemarle County BOS Action Items

David Slutzky

• Pedestrian Safety Issues – Feedback received from the Board at the June monthly meeting is being reviewed.  Plans are moving forward to implement the short term improvements outlined in Mr. Bill Parman’s presentation.

Ken Boyd

• Safety Study on Route 29 at Forest Lakes -   At the time of this report, a meeting was scheduled with the Forest Lakes Homeowners Association on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the Hollymead Elementary School, beginning at 7:00 PM.  The focus of the meeting is to present the community with VDOT’s recommendation for safety enhancements through this portion of Route 29.
• Railroad Bridge on Black Cat Road (Route 616) – Repairs are complete on this structure and the weight limit has been increased to 10 tons.

Dennis Rooker

• Safety Improvement Project, Route 29 @ Post Office – Work is substantially complete with pavement striping remaining.

Ann Mallek

• Durrett Ridge Road – Bridge work is completed on this route and this structure now officially meets legal load requirements.  Work remaining includes guardrail and signs and is expected to be completed in the summer months.
• Speed Limits Related to School Zones – Legislation enacted by the 2008 General Assembly is as follows: “Upon issuance of a resolution by a local governing body that a property has been designated for school construction, and upon presentation of such resolution to the Commonwealth Transportation Board with an accompanying notification that such project is ready to move forward, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall immediately reduce the speed limit on abutting primary and secondary roadways to 35 miles per hour or less.”

Sally Thomas

• Dry Bridge – Buckingham Branch Railroad Company has informed VDOT that they are still awaiting delivery of wooden materials for repair of this structure, but delivery is expected the week of June 30^th.  A cause of the delay has been that the manufacturer must special cut these timbers for this particular bridge.  They are hopeful work, including deck patching, will be completed in July.

Lindsay Dorrier

·        Turning Lane Extension, Route 20/53 – Construction on this safety improvement project is completed.

·        James River Road (Route 726) – A safety review of this route in the vicinity of the Totier Creek Reservoir is underway.

Construction                                                                                                       Active Construction Projects

0064-002-2060, 2061, SR04 Emergency Beam End Repairs to I-64 Bridges over Stockton Creek

• Beam end repair welds are complete on both the WBL and EBL Bridges.  Applying coatings and incidentals remain to complete project.  Contractor anticipates completion by the end of this month.

(NFO) BR07-002-305, C501 Deck Repairs and Latex Overlay to I-64 WBL Bridge over Stockton Creek

• Contractor placed latex overlay on the left lane June 14.
• Traffic was switched onto the left lane on June 18.
• Contractor is proceeding with milling operations on the right lane.

(NFO)PM07-002-228, N501 Rte. 29 Pavement Overlay and Guardrail Upgrades

• Contract complete minus guardrail upgrades.
• Contractor began new guardrail installation on June 19.

 ST-7B-08 Surface Treatment Schedule

• Contractor has completed the scheduled roads Albemarle Co. and will be working on roads in Greene Co. next week.

SS-7B-08 Slurry Seal Schedule

• Contract should be complete by the end of this week

Preliminary Engineering

Albemarle County

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

Utility relocation work remains ongoing.  The Charlottesville City Council has passed an ordinance to provide necessary easements from school property.  Design staff has been working on final revisions and administrative issues to allow a fall advertisement.

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

Design staff has been working on final revisions and administrative issues to allow a fall advertisement.  Advertisement of this project is scheduled to occur concurrently with the county portion.

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

VDOT is working with County staff to develop a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will allow the county to construct a portion of the project near the intersection of Crozet Avenue as part of the streetscape project. County staff has provided comments on the MOA and it is presently under review by VDOT District and Central Office staff.  

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

Preliminary design work is continuing.  The plans are currently in the Traffic Engineering section for review.  Among next steps is a July review by VDOT’s Utility Section as an effort to minimize the necessity for utility relocations s a result of drainage features.

·        Route 743 Advance Mills Bridge, 0743-002-282 P101, R201, C501, B658 (Permanent Replacement Project) A public hearing will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at the Best Western Charlottesville Airport on Route 29 in Ruckersville from 5:00-7:00 PM.  The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR) has responded to VDOT’s archaeological report by concurring with the recommendation that no additional survey is necessary.  The VDHR also concurred with the assessment that the project will have an Adverse Effect on the Advance Mills Historic District.  A draft memorandum of agreement (MOA) to mitigate these effects during the project is currently under review by the VDHR, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Consulting Parties.

RURAL RUSTIC ROAD UPDATE

Planning, Permits and Land Development

Traffic Engineering

Maintenance work completed

§         Patching operations completed on Routes 20, 53, 606 (Dickerson), 618 (Martin Kings), 662

(Bleakhouse), 666 (Allen), 683 (Shelton mill), 708 (Secretarys), 791 (Wyant), 797 (Hillsboro),

1030 (Lonicera Way), 1445 (key West), 1772 (Montaicino Way)

• Graded and replaced stone on Rt 600 (Stony Point Pass), 606 (Dickerson), 640 (Gilbert Station), 643

(Rio Mills), 668 (Fox Mtn), 671 (Wesley Chapel), 672 (Blufton), 674 (Clark), 678 (Ridge), 683

(Shelton mill), 688 (Midway), 689 (Pounding Creek), 694 (Miller lake), 695 (Crown Orchard), 702

(Reservoir), 711 (Burton), 745 (Arrowhead Valley), 782 (Stribling), 824 (Patterson mill), 856 (Burton)

§         Mowing on Routes 602 (Howardsville Trnpk), 607 (Red Row), 626 (James River), 630 (Green Creek)

631  (Appleberry Mtn), 633 (Cove Garden), 655 (Christmas Hill), 664 (Markwood), 666 (Allen), 667

(Catterton), 671 (Davis Shop), 680 (Browns Gap), 684 (Mint Springs), 704 (Fortune), 708 (Secretarys),

714 (Fortune), 716 (Forsyth), 717 (Secretarys Sand), 719 (Alberene), 722 (Old Green), 723 (Sharon),

724 (Lewiston Ford), 727 (Blenheim), 728 (Ed Jones), 731 (Keswick), 735 (Mount Alto), 753

(Paces Store), 757 (Nelson), 762 (Rose Hill Church), 764 (Link Evans), 780 (Old Lynchburg), 788

(Railroad), 792 (Stump Town), 793 (Serene), 795 (Presidents), 800 (Schuyler), 811 (Jones Mill),

826 (Emerys Ln), 854 (Carrsbrook)

§         Cleared pipes and ditch work on Routes 240, 600 (Watts Passage), 630 (Green Creek), 635 (Craigs

Store), 637 (Dickwoods), 663 (Buck Mtn), 676 (Tilman), 677 (Bloomfield), 677 (Old Ballard), 689

(Burches Creek), 689 (Pounding Creek), 704 (Fortune), 728 (Ed Jones), 797 (Hillsboro), 810 (White

Hall), 1201 (Blue Ridge), 1445 (Key West)

• Tree cleanup on Routes 6, 20, 29, 240, 250, 600 (Watts Passage), 601 (Free Union), 618 ((Jefferson

Mill), 626 (Langhorne0, 627 (Frys Path), 637 (Dickwoods), 649 (Proffitt), 658 (Barracks Farm), 666

(Allen), 677 (Old Ballard), 678 (Owensville), 691 (Castle), 693 (Stillhouse Creek), 731 (Keswick),

743 (Hydraulic), 744 (Hacktown), 747 (Preddy Creek), 844 (Panorama), 1325 (Gloucester), 1407

(Bennington), 1419 (Marlboro)

§         Trash pickup to include adopt-a highway pickups on Routes on 29, 240, 250, 633 (Heards Mtn),

291 (Ortman)

§         Traffic Control for various routes for power lines down.

§         Patching Contractor working across Albemarle County.

§         Remove debris and cut brush around bridges on Routes 6, 715 (Esmont).

§         Repair bridge rail on Route 637 (Dickwoods).

§         Remove Timber deck and steel beams on Route 605 (Durrett Ridge).

§         Repair damaged section of pipe on Route 643 (Polo Grounds) and 704 (Fortune).

• Rural Rustic Road work on Route 806 (Estes).

Planned Maintenance work – July  2008

• Summer maintenance activities are beginning on various routes.  They include:
  • Pavement patching
  • Ditching operations
  • Machining and adding stone to gravel roads
  • Pipe rehabilitation and replacement
  • Cleaning drop inlets and storm drains
  • Tree trimming and removal
  • Guardrail mowing

Maintenance Budget

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