Allan D. Sumpter                                                                                                                                     Virginia Department of Transportation

Charlottesville Residency Administrator                                                                                                                                     701 VDOT Way

                                                                                                                                                                                  Charlottesville, VA  22911

Charlottesville Residency Monthly Report

May 2008

Albemarle County BOS Action Items

David Slutzky

• Pedestrian Safety Issues – Traffic Engineering staff will be providing an update regarding the ongoing pedestrian study during the Transportation Matters of the Board meeting.

Ken Boyd

• Maxfield Road Rural Rustic Project  - This project has been completed.
• Safety Study on Route 29 at Forest Lakes -   A study has been ongoing following the recent fatality at the intersection of Route 29 and Ashwood Boulevard.  Staff is working with the homeowners association to set up a meeting to share the findings and receive feedback from the community.

Dennis Rooker

• Safety Improvement Project, Route 29 @ Post Office – Work is underway on this safety improvement project.

Ann Mallek

• Durrett Ridge Road – The bridge work is being tentatively scheduled for the week of June 8, 2008.  This will require closure of the road for approximately 3-5 days.  Traffic staff is working on the development of signage to designate alternate routing through the Advance Mills area.  The alternate route information will be made available through VDOT’s travel information outlets.
• School Zone at Broadus Wood Elementary – A review of the speed zone in the vicinity of this school will be done.  The Code of Virginia (46.2-873) specifies that reduced speed limits for schools be within 600 feet of the school property.  

Sally Thomas

• Dry Bridge – Bridge staff is working with Buckingham Branch Railroad to obtain an update on the status of repairs to this structure. An update will be provided at the Board meeting.

Lindsay Dorrier

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

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.)

·        Contractor is in process of repairing beam ends on the WBL & EBL bridges.

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

•  Contractor is scheduled to begin work on secondary roads in Albemarle in June.

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

·        Bridge closed to one lane using concrete barriers during bridge deck repair.

(NFO)PM07-002-228, N501 (Asphalt overly and guardrail upgrade to Rte. 29 NBL from Rte. 699 to Rte. 692)

·        Paving and pavement markings on Rte 29 NBL from Rte 699 to Rte 692 complete minus guardrail upgrades

                                                                                                                        Active Construction Projects

Preliminary Engineering

Albemarle County

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

Luck Stone has begun construction of this project.  Completion is expected this fall.

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

Utility relocation work remains ongoing.  Out of 21 total parcels, 18 are clear.  Efforts remain ongoing to work with the City of Charlottesville and its School Board to obtain needed right-of-way and easements.

·        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  

VDOT is working with County staff to develop a memorandum of agreement that will allow the county to construct a portion of the project near the intersection of Crozet Avenue as part of the streetscape project. VDOT would supply funding using project allocations.  

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

A progress meeting was held with County staff to illustrate proposed impacts to affected parcels. Residency staff is investigating an existing drainage easement to determine what rights may be used in the new project.

·        Route 743 Advance Mills Bridge, 0743-002-282 P101, R201, C501, B658 (Permanent Replacement Project) Design work remains on schedule.  The public hearing date has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at the Best Western Charlottesville Airport on Route 29 in Ruckersville from 5:00-7:00 PM.

RURAL RUSTIC ROAD UPDATE

Planning, Permits and Land Development

Traffic Engineering

Maintenance work completed

§         Patching operations completed on Routes 240, 250, 600 (Watts Passage), 618 (Jefferson Mill),

627 (Carters Mtn), 639 (Harrington), 795 (Presidents)

• Graded and replaced stone on Rt 600 (Stony Point Pass), 606 (Dickerson), 612 (Hammocks Gap), 634

(Spring Valley), 637 (Dickwoods), 640 (Turkey Sag), 662 (Bleakhouse), 667 (Catterton), 668 (Fox Mtn),

678 (Fox Ridge/Decca), 687 (Shifflett Mill), 688 (Midway), 689 (Pounding Creek), 693 (Miller Lake),

697 (Sutherland), 704 (Fortune Ln), 712 (Coles Rolling), 713 (Glendower/Dyers Mill), 717

(Secretarys Sand), 720 (Harris Creek), 722 (Old Green Mtn), 735 (Mount Alto), 736 (White Mtn),

746 (Fosters Branch), 760 (Red Hill School), 774 (Bear Creek), 811 (Jones Mill), 824 (Patterson

Mill Ln), 829 (Horseshoe Bend)

§         Mowing on Routes 622 (Albevanna Springs), 638 (Blacks Ln), 712 (Coles Rolling), 713 (Dyers Mill

/Glendower), 726 (James River), 761 (Briery Creek), 795 (Blenheim), 864 (Over Look Hghts)

§         Cleared pipes and ditch work on Routes 53, 240, 600 (Stony Point Pass), 601 (Old Garth), 602

(Howardsville Trpk), 625 (Hatton ferry), 626 (Langhorne), 627 (Porters), 633 (Heards Mtn), 636

(Batesville),  641 (Echo Valley), 643 (Polo Grounds), 665 (Millington), 673 (Breakheart), 676

(Tilman), 677 (Old Ballard), 678 (Decca), 698 (Hungrytown), 704 (Fortune), 712 (Plank), 713

(Dyers Mill), 715  (Esmont), 736 (White Mtn), 748 (Broken Sun), 795 (Blenheim), 810 (White Hall),

811 (Jones Mill), 1301 (Bird)

• Tree cleanup on Routes 29, 601 (Old Garth), 602 (Howardsville Trnpk)), 611 (Jarmans Gap), 618

(Jefferson Mill), 630 (Green Creek), 631 (Old Lynchburg), 635 (Craigs Store), 691 (Ortman), 692

(Plank), 702 (Reservoir), 708 (Red Hill), 712 (Plank), 715 (Chestnut Grove), 727 (Blenheim), 760

(Red Hill School), 761 (Briery Creek), 810 (Blackwells Hollow), 839 (Whippoorwill), 1226

(Cling Ln), 1411 (Inglewood)

§         Trash pickup to include adopt-a highway pickups on Routes on 29, 250, 614 (Garth), 654 (Barracks),

660 (Reas Ford),

§         Monitored Road Sweeping, Pothole Patching and Pipe Cleaning contractors across Albemarle County.

§         AHQ worked several locations for High water from storm across Albemarle County.

§         Remove debris and cut brush around bridges on Routes 6, 605 (Ridge), 715 (Esmont).

§         Repair bridge rail on Route 637 (Dickwoods).

• Rural Rustic Road work on Route 647 (Maxfield).
• Emergency Pipe Replacement performed on Route 601 (Old Garth).

Planned Maintenance work – June  2008

• Spring 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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