Allan D. Sumpter Virginia Department of Transportation

Charlottesville Residency Administrator 701 VDOT Way

Charlottesville, VA 22911

Charlottesville Residency Monthly Report

February 2008

Albemarle County BOS Action Items

David Slutzky

Pedestrian Safety Issues – Discussions are underway with Regional Traffic Engineering Staff to conduct a pedestrian safety study on Rio and Hydraulic Roads. A timetable for completion will be provided once it is developed.
Route 29 Signal Equipment Upgrades – This bullet is to advise the planned equipment upgrades previously discussed with the Board are underway. As these upgrades are being done, operation issues related to the Opticom systems used by emergency response vehicles are being corrected.

Ken Boyd

Route 250 Signal Equipment Upgrades – Equipment modifications are underway as previously discussed with the Board that will allow better synchronization of signals on Route 250 in the Pantops area.

Dennis Rooker

Sinkhole on Old Garth Road – A temporary patch has been made. Plans are underway for a permanent fix that will involve reinforcing the interior of the cross pipe using steel liner. Staff is involved in the administrative process to obtain the necessary environmental permits. Work is expected to be completed by late June.

Ann Mallek

Advance Mills Temporary Bridge – A briefing will be provided at the monthly meeting regarding VDOT’s decision related to the temporary bridge and plans to accelerate the permanent replacement structure.
Potholes on Earlysville Road – Potholes in the vicinity of the reservoir have been temporary patched with asphalt cold mix. Permanent patching will be scheduled in our spring program.

Sally Thomas

Energy Efficient Street Lighting and Signals – An effort has been underway to change signal luminaries to LED’s. This effort is substantially complete. As for street lighting, current technology employs lighting that is classified as “Dark Sky Compliant” to conserve energy, but LED technology is still under development.

Lindsay Dorrier

· Routine Maintenance on Route 713– This need was reported to our Keene Area Headquarters and scheduled.

· Crosswalk at Cale Elementary School- Installation of a crosswalk at this location is possible. VDOT is in discussions with school officials regarding logistics pertaining to this work. Assuming an agreement is reached, work will be accomplished this spring.

Construction

0064-002-2060, SR04; 0064-002-2060, SR04 (Emergency beam end repair to the east and west bound I-64 bridges over Stockton Creek.)

Contract awarded to Lanford Brothers and executed on 12-21-07. Preconstruction meeting was held on 1-11-08. Contractor is scheduled to begin work the second week in February. Shoulder closures will be required during this work.

ST-7B-08 (Asphalt surface treatment maintenance schedule)

Contract was awarded to Payne Paving. Preconstruction meeting was held on 1-30-08. Contractor is scheduled to begin work on secondary roads in Albemarle in June.

Active Construction Projects

Preliminary Engineering

Albemarle County

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

Discussions continue on ways to move the project forward. These include possible installation by VDOT of traffic control related items such as the signal, signing, pavement markings and guardrail.

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

Utility relocations have begun on this project while the right-of-way phase continues. Out of 21 total parcels, 15 negotiations are clear, with 3 rights of entry. Of the 6 parcels still pending, two will be cleared within two weeks. Negotiations with City are still ongoing to obtain a right of entry for utility relocations in that area. SWM committee has developed a master planting list for both City and County portions. Roadway landscape plans are under review by County staff. Comments are anticipated back from County by mid-March.

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

VDOT provided design details to City staff for exhibit being developed for presentation to City

Council as part of SWM design approval process.

· 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. Public Hearing approval is pending. Plans are being developed for R/W submittal. Overall coordination with the Crozet streetscape project has started. This includes SWM and drainage. Meeting with streetscape design consultant to be scheduled for early spring.

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

A progress meeting was held with County staff to illustrate proposed impacts to affected parcels. County staff is going to investigate acquiring necessary easements to try and accelerate the project. Additional survey for drainage has been ordered and is expected to be done by mid March. County staff is also investigating possible additional existing drainage easements.

· Route 743 Advance Mills Bridge, 0743-002-282 P101, R201, C501, B658 (Permanent Replacement Project) VDOT is committed to an aggressive design and construction schedule to achieve completion of this project as quickly as possible. The project will focus on the new bridge, limiting approach work and use of best concurrent engineering practices. This will allow construction to be completed as early as fall 2009 and no later than spring 2010.

Planning, Permits and Land Development

Land Development Items	Total This Month	Total This Fiscal Year
Special Use Permits and Rezoning Application Review	8	78
Site Plan Reviews for new Subdivisions	6	106
New Entrance Plan Reviews	16	101
Total Permits Processed	75	570
Inspection of new Subdivision Street conducted	35	337
Inspection of new entrance conducted	144	944
Miles of Street Accepted in the State System	.94	6.69

Traffic Engineering

Albemarle - Completed
RTE	LOCATION	REQUEST	ACTION
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
Rt 688 (Midway)	Off Miller School Road	Review for speed limit posting on un-posted road	Sketch complete, adding 25 mph advisory speed warning signs
Rt 250	@ Tilman	Signal study	Not recommending

Albemarle – Being reviewed
RTE	LOCATION	REQUEST	STATUS
Rt 29	Between Polo Grounds & Hollymead	Speed limit review	Speed data indicates that current speed limit is appropriate
Rt 20	Int w/ 712	Operational & safety concerns	Analyzing data; field review pending
Rt 729	Rt 53 to 618	Speed study	TE reviewing; analyzing data & compiling report
Rt 618	Rt 53 to 620	Speed study	TE reviewing; analyzing data & compiling report
Rt 805	@ 601	Safety review	TE reviewing; analyzing data
Rt 250	Pantops	Two way left turn lane (Safety, access and pavement marking review)	TE reviewing
Rt 29	Hollymead to Proffitt	Pavement marking review; request lane shift	TE reviewing

Maintenance work completed

Patching operations completed on Routes 620 (Rolling), 1170 (Signal Hill) and 1171 (Beacon Hill)

Graded and replaced stone on Rt 608 (Happy Creek), 611 (Jarmans Gap), 614 (Sugar Hollow), 630

(Green Creek), 633 (Cove Garden), 637 (Dickwoods), 643 (Rio Mills), 646 (Lovers Ln), 672

(Blufton), 673 (Slam Gate), 678 (Decca Ln), 682 (Gilliums Ridge), 688 (Midway), 689

(Pounding Creek), 699 (Boaz), 713 (Glendower), 712 (Coles Rolling), 722 (Old Green Mtn), 724

(Lewiston Ford), 735 (Mount Alto), 737 (Mountain Vista), 766 (Pea Ridge), 784 (Burnt Mill),

824 (Patterson Mill)

§ Mowing on Routes 53, 719 (Alberene), 722 (Old Green Mtn)

§ Cleared pipes and ditch work on Routes 630 (Green Creek), 640 (Turkey Sag), 722 (Old Green Mtn),

736 (White Mtn),

Tree cleanup on Routes 6, 20, 29, 250, 600 (Stony Point Pass), 601 (Free Union), 606 (Dickerson),

611(Jarmans Gap), 614 (Sugar Hollow), 616 (Black Cat), 618 (Martin Kings), 625 (Hatton Ferry),

627 (Porters), 630 (Green Creek), 635 (Craigs Store), 636 (Batesville), 637 (Dickwoods), 640

(Gilbert Station), 641 (Burnley Station), 657 (Lambs), 665 (Buck), 676 (Owensville), 684

(Half Mile Branch), 689 (Pounding Creek), 692 (Plank), 694 (Miller Lake), 708 (Secretarys), 712

(Coles Rolling), 721 (Old Dominion), 725 (Dawsons Mill), 728 (Ed Jones), 729 (Buck Island), 759

(Three Chopt), 1439 (Westmoreland), 1721 (Timberwood Blvd)

Snow/Ice Events worked on February 1 and 12, 2008.

Rural Rustic Road Work on Rt. 647 (Maxfield).
Remove and haul debris from under bridges located on Routes 640, 715 and 729.
Monitor Tree Contractor in Free Union and Boyd Tavern areas.

Planned Maintenance work – March 2008

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

Rural Rustic Road Update

The only remaining rural rustic road project carried over into the 2008 calendar year is Rt 647, Maxfield Road. Below is the current status.

Rte 647 (Maxfield Road)

Under Construction
- Ditching is complete
- Pipes installation complete
- Base Stone Placement is completed
- Paving to start as weather permits

Maintenance Budget

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