Belmont Bridge replacement
Charlottesville is administering a $9.2 million project to replace the Belmont Bridge, which carries Avon Street over the Buckingham Branch railroad line. The bridge has a current sufficiency rating of 49.6 out of 100.
Jeanette Janiczek is the project manager for the City of Charlottesville. The project is one of three currently being administered by the City's Department of Neighborhood Development Services.
According to the MPO's project tracking matrix for February 2008, the City's cost benefit analysis supports full replacement. An Environmental EQ 429 form has been submitted for approval. A design RFP is being developed.[1]
Status
According to the MPO's project tracking matrix for July 2008[2], the City's cost benefit analysis supports full replacement. An Environmental EQ 429 form has been submitted for approval. A design RFP is being developed. There is no estimate construction date. According to the Daily Progress, almost $3.5 in state and federal funding has been accrued, and the City will spend $166,000 this year. The additional money will come frrom VDOT and is included in the Six Year Plan.
Bids for the project were due on September 15, 2008. According to City Spokesman Ric Barrick, 7 bids were received.