Allan D. Sumpter Virginia Department of Transportation

Charlottesville Residency Administrator 701 VDOT Way

Charlottesville, VA 22911

Charlottesville Residency Monthly Report

September 2008

Albemarle County BOS Action Items

Ken Boyd

Safety Implementations on Route 29 at Forest Lakes - The Forest Lakes Homeowners Association has relocated their sign on Ashwood Boulevard. Traffic Engineering is working on the administrative process to obtain funding approval for installation of the controller actuated beacon to alert motorists to prepare to stop for a red phase at the traffic signal. Additionally, a street sign mounting of a street sign to the signal masts for Ashwood Boulevard has been approved. Signs are being ordered and installation will be scheduled upon their receipt.
Signal Installation at Route 250/State Farm Boulevard – Construction continues at this location. The signal is expected to be operational by the end of October.
Signal Installation at Route 29/Burnley Station Road – Construction of this signal is expected to begin the week of October 6, 2008.

Dennis Rooker

Illegal Signs on Right-of-Way – A draft agreement to allow the County to police illegal signs is under review by the Attorney General’s office.

Ann Mallek

Walnut Level Rural Rustic Project – Work on this project is ongoing. A meeting was held with Ms. Carolyn Ohle, Director of Innisfree Village, on September 15^th to provide her an update. The residency is attempting to contact a property owner at the road’s intersection with Route 810 to seek approval to improve sight distance for turning vehicles.

Sally Thomas

Dry Bridge – At the time of this report, Buckingham Branch Railroad Company (BBRC) was working on repairs to the bridge. According to their schedule, work is expected to be completed September 26, 2008. Upon completion, VDOT bridge division staff will inspect the bridge and make a determination regarding the appropriate weight limit posting.
Tree Trimming for School Buses- VDOT has received several requests from school officials to trim trees affecting school bus travels on state maintained routes. Crews have been working to address these needs.

Lindsay Dorrier

· Walton School Entrance (Route 20/Route708) - A safety review of this location is ongoing. Additionally, the review has been expanded to include the Route 20 corridor from Route 53 to the town limits of Scottsville.

Preliminary Engineering

Albemarle County

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

Utility relocation work remains ongoing. The project has been submitted to the VDOT Central Office for administrative preparations to allow a fall advertisement.

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

It has been determined after consultation with the Army Corp of Engineers that a Section 106 review must be done in association with the culvert that serves the tributary to Shanks Branch to obtain permit approval from the Corp. A minor delay may occur in the advertisement; however, the construction schedule is not expected to be impacted.

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

A meeting was held Friday September 19, 2008 with county staff to discuss the concept of allowing the county to construct the first portion of the project in conjunction with the streetscape project. It has been determined that due to scheduling conflicts, this will not occur. VDOT continues work to update plans to reflect field changes in utilities that have occurred due to development since project design began.

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

Preliminary design work is continuing. A progress meeting will be scheduled in October 2008.

· Route 743 Advance Mills Bridge, 0743-002-282 P101, R201, C501, B658 (Permanent Replacement Project) Authorization has been received to begin the right-of-way and utility relocation phase. The project remains on schedule for an early 2009 advertisement.

Construction Active Construction Projects

PM-7B-08 Scheduled Asphalt Overlay

Completed paving and pavement markings on Rt 29 SBL from Rio Road to just south of Greenbrier.
Snow plowable markers installation remains to complete schedule.

627-039-195, M501 Grade and drainage improvements with box culvert and asphalt paving

Contractor has mobilized the site and erected construction signs and plans to begin clearing.

(NFO) PM07-002-351, N501 I-64 Pavement Overlay and Guardrail Upgrades

Paving is complete from beginning of project near mile marker 104 to mile marker 110.

RURAL RUSTIC ROAD UPDATE

ROUTE	ANTICIPATED START DATE
Route 806 (Estes Ridge Road)	Complete
Route 765/668 (Walnut Level Road)	Under construction
Route 722 (Green Mountain Road)	Mid November and progress through the winter with paving in the spring.

Planning, Permits and Land Development

Land Development Items	Total This Month	Total This Fiscal Year
Special Use Permits and Rezoning Application Review	8	16
Site Plan Reviews for new Subdivisions	15	25
New Entrance Plan Reviews	0	4
Total Permits Processed	80	141
Inspection of new Subdivision Street conducted	30	67
Inspection of new entrance conducted	135	257
Miles of Street Accepted in the State System	0	1.17

Traffic Engineering

Completed

RTE	LOCATION	REQUEST	STATUS

Being reviewed
RTE	LOCATION	REQUEST	STATUS
Rt 729	Rt 53 to 618	Speed study	Reports finalized; 45 mph speed limit being recommended. Report in Central Office for review and approval.
Rt 618	Rt 53 to 620	Speed study	Reports finalized; 45 mph speed limit being recommended. Report in Central Office for review and approval.
Rt 250	Pantops	Two way left turn lane (Safety, access and pavement marking review)	Field modifications being drafted
Rt 29	Hollymead to Proffitt	Pavement marking review; request lane shift	Pavement widening completed. Lane striping modifications should be complete by the end of October.
Rts 631/743	Rio & Hydraulic	Pedestrian Study	Field modifications being drafted. New bicycle lane markings have been completed on Rio Road west and Hydraulic.
Rts 743/1315	Hydraulic & Commonwealth	Pedestrian Study	Design modifications complete. Developing logistics for installation.
Rts 631/1403	Rio & Berkmar	Pedestrian Study	Design modifications complete. Developing logistics for installation.
Rts 743/667	Hydraulic & Lambs	Pedestrian Study	Design modifications complete. Developing logistics for installation.
Rts 743/656	Hydraulic & Georgetown	Pedestrian Study	Crosswalks & pedestrian signing should be installed by mid October.

Maintenance work completed

§ Patching operations completed on Routes 29, 692 (Plank), 743 (Earlysville)

Graded and replaced stone on Rt 600 (Stony Point Pass), 606 (Dickerson), 611 (Jarmans Gap), 627

(Green Mtn/Frys Path), 631 (Apple Berry), 634 (Spring Valley), 640 (Gilbert Station), 643 (Rio Mills),

668 (Fox Mtn), 671 (Ballard Mill), 675 (Albemarle Lake), 678 (Ridge), 689 (Pounding Creek), 697

(Sutherland), 699 (Boaz), 701 (Alberene Church), 703 (Pocket), 704 (Fortune), 711 (Burton), 712

(Coles Rolling), 713 (Dyers Mill/Glen Dower), 717 (Secretarys Sand), 718 (Murrays), 720 (Harris Creek),

722 (Old Green Mtn), 728 (Ed Jones), 735 (Mt Alto), 736 (White Mtn), 753 (Paces Store), 754 (Loving).

760 (Red Hill School), 761 (Briery Creek), 766 (Pea Ridge), 767 (Rabbit Valley), 774 (Bear Creek),

775 (Rabbit Valley), 778 (Johnson), 792 (Stump Town), 793 (Serene), 795 (Blenheim), 805 (Henderson),

813 (Star Light), 821 (Blufton mill), 824 (Patterson Mill), 829 (Horseshoe Bend)

§ Mowing on Routes 250, 600 (Stony Point Pass), 602 (Howardsville Trnpk), 610 (Lonesome Mtn),

612 (Hammocks Gap), 623 (Snow Hill), 631 (5^th St), 638 (Blacks), 703 (Pocket), 704 (Fortune), 708

(Secretary), 713 (Glen Dower), 718 (Murrays), 720 (Harris Creek), 722 (Old Green Mtn), 723

(Sharon), 724 (Lewiston Ford), 725 (Dawson Mill), 727 (Blenheim), 728 (Ed Jones), 731 (Keswick),

733 (Campbell Farm), 735 (Mt Alto), 746 (Fosters Branch), 761 (Briery Creek), 769 (Rocky hollow),

780 (Old Lynchburg), 781 (Sunset Extd), 785 (Pritchett), 795 (Blenheim), 800 (Schuyler), 812 (Jim

Lane), 875 (Country Green), 1140 (S Pantops), 1428 (Huntington), 1801 (Forrest), 1809 (Havenwood),

1810 (Firefly)

Cleared pipes and ditch work on Routes 620 (Rolling), 640 (Turkey Sag), 664 (Markwood), 747

(Preddy Creek), 795 (Blenheim), 854 (Carrsbrook), 1515 (Airport Acres)

Tree cleanup on Routes 6, 20, 29, 615 (Lindsay), 618 (Jefferson mill/Martin Kings), 620 (Rolling),

626 (Langhorne), 627 (Carters Mtn/Porters), 631 (5^th St/Old Lynchburg), 633 (Cove Garden), 697

(Sutherland), 706 (Dudley Mtn), 708 (Dry bridge/Red Hill), 712 (Coles rolling), 715 (Esmont), 717

(Secretary Sand), 726 (James River), 742 (Avon St Ext), 745 (Arrowhead Valley), 795 (Blenheim),

(810 (Blackwells Hollow), 811 (Jones Mill), 875 (Country Green)

§ Trash pickup to include adopt-a highway pickups on Routes on 29

§ Dust Control on Routes 697 (Sutherland).

Daylighting signs across Albemarle County on primaries and secondaries.
Bridge deck work on Routes 626 (James River).

Rural Rustic Road work on Route 806 (Estes), 668 (Walnut Level) and 765 (Walnut Level).

Planned Maintenance work – OCTOBER 2008

Maintenance activities are continuing on various routes. They include:
- Pavement patching
- Ditching operations
- Machining and adding stone to gravel roads
- Dust Control
- Pipe rehabilitation and replacement
- Cleaning drop inlets and storm drains
- Tree trimming and removal
- Guardrail mowing
- Daylighting signs

Maintenance Budget

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