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The [[Places29 Master Plan]]] calls for a '''grade separated interchange at [[Rio Road]] and U.S. 29'''. The project is in the [[Long Range Transportation Plan|long-range transportation plan]].
On June 18, 2014, the [[Commonwealth Transportation Board]] approved $81 million for design and construction of a grade-separated interchange at [[Rio Road]] and U.S. 29. <ref name="done">{{cite web|title=Western Bypass funding eliminated; CTB supports other U.S. 29 projects|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18369-bypass-funding-eliminated/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 18, 2014|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref> The project is called for in the [[Places29 Master Plan]]]


The project is once again a possibility due to it beings one of the recommendations of the [[Route 29 Advisory Panel]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Recommendations unveiled for U.S. 29 congestion relief|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18056-29-panel-recommendation/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 8, 2014|accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref> It has a preliminary cost estimate of $81 million.  
The project has been part of the discussions of how to address traffic congestion on U.S. 29 for many decades.
 
The project was recommended by the [[Route 29 Advisory Panel]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Recommendations unveiled for U.S. 29 congestion relief|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18056-29-panel-recommendation/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 8, 2014|accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref> It has a preliminary cost estimate of $81 million.  


The Commonwealth Transportation Board will decide whether to appropriate funding to the project in June 2014.


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==History==
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==Construction phasing==


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Revision as of 10:59, 19 June 2014


Grade-separated interchange at Rio Road and U.S. 29

Planned

Project Overview

Major reconstruction of intersection
Cost $81 million
Location Albemarle County
Sponsor Albemarle County
Next meeting July 2 Board of Supervisors discussion of business assistance program

Status Update

Fully funded by the CTB on June 18, 2014


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On June 18, 2014, the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved $81 million for design and construction of a grade-separated interchange at Rio Road and U.S. 29. [1] The project is called for in the Places29 Master Plan]

The project has been part of the discussions of how to address traffic congestion on U.S. 29 for many decades.

The project was recommended by the Route 29 Advisory Panel. [2] It has a preliminary cost estimate of $81 million.



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History

Opposition from the business community

Construction phasing

References

  1. Web. Western Bypass funding eliminated; CTB supports other U.S. 29 projects, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 18, 2014, retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. Web. Recommendations unveiled for U.S. 29 congestion relief, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, May 8, 2014, retrieved May 19, 2014.