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Lists of transportation projects, real or imagined, in Charlottesville or Albemarle County.
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Welcome to the [[Charlottesville Tomorrow]] Transportation Matrix. This is a compilation of over half a billion dollars of transportation projects under discussion, planning, and construction in the Charlottesville-Albemarle region.
== Proposed new roads ==


The matrix is broken up into five groups: New Roads; Transportation Plans; Road Improvements; Transit Projects and Trails.  
*[[Eastern Avenue (Crozet)]]: Called for in the [[Crozet Master Plan]]
*[[Lickinghole Creek Bridge]] Called for in the [[Crozet Master Plan]]
*[[Eastern Ave. Underpass]] Called for in the [[Crozet Master Plan]]
*[[Crozet Main Street Extension]] Called for in the [[Crozet Master Plan]]


== New Roads ==
== Road Improvements ==
*[[Hillsdale Drive Extension]]
===Completed===
*[[Eastern Connector]]  
 
*[[Meadowcreek Parkway]]
*[[U.S. 29|Grade separated interchanges on Route 29]]: Part of [[Route 29 Solutions]] package. Construction in 2016.
*[[Western Bypass]]
*[[29 North Widening-Widening between Polo Grounds Road and Hollymead Town Center]]
*[[Southern Parkway]]
*[[I-64 West 5th Street exit widening]]
*[[Eastern Avenue (Crozet)]]
*[[Rt. 22/Rt. 250 Intersection Realignment]]
*[[Lickinghole Creek Bridge]]
*[[John Warner Parkway]]: Opened and dedicated in 2016
*[[Eastern Ave. Underpass]]
*[[North Grounds Connector]]: Became [[Leonard Sandridge Road]]
*[[Crozet Main Street Extension]]
*[[Advance Mills Bridge Replacement]]: Completed April 2010
*[[Downtown Mall Crossing]]
*[[Hillsdale Drive Safety Improvements]]: Not to be confused with extension
*[[Ruckersville Parkway]]
*[[Jarmans Gap Road Improvements]]
*[[Fontaine/Sunset Connector]]
*[[Georgetown Road]]
*[[Maywood Connector]]
*[[Old Lynchburg Road improvements]]
*[[Western US 29 Bypass]]
*[[Berkmar Drive Extended]]: Part of [[Route 29 Solutions]] package
*[[Hillsdale Drive Extension]]: Part of [[Route 29 Solutions]] package, administered by City of [[Charlottesville]]
 
===Under construction===
 
*Extension of Lewis and Clark Drive from [[UVA Research Park]] to Airport Road, paid for by [[UVA Foundation]] <ref>{{cite web|title=UVA Foundation Breaks Ground on Lewis and Clark Extension|url=https://www.nbc29.com/story/41107208/uva-foundation-breaks-ground-on-lewis-and-clark-extension|author=CJ Paschall|work=News Article|publisher=NBC29|location=|publishdate=September 26, 2019|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Interstate 64 at exit 118 Interchange Modifications]] (one of the [[Albemarle County Design-Build Projects]])
*[[I-64/U.S. 29 Interchange at Exit 118]]  
*[[Fontaine Avenue Ramp Improvements]] (one of the [[Albemarle County Design-Build Projects]])
*[[Route 250 / 151 Roundabout]] (one of the [[Albemarle County Design-Build Projects]] funded through [[Smart Scale]])
*[[Rio Mills Connector Road]]  
*[[Paving Rural Roads]] (on-going - funded through Six-Year Secondary Improvement Program)
 
===Planning stages===
 
*[[Virginia_State_Route_240#Bridge_replacement_planned|Replacement of Route 240 bridge over Lickinghole Creek]]
*[[Route 240 / 250 Roundabout]]
*[[Interstate 64 at exit 124 Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI)]] (one of the [[Albemarle County Design-Build Projects]])
*[[Route 20 / Route 649 Roundabout]] (one of the [[Albemarle County Design-Build Projects]])
*[[Rio Mills Road/Berkmar Drive Connection]] (one of the [[Albemarle County Design-Build Projects]])
 
==Corridor studies==
 
*[[Avon_Street#Corridor_study|Avon Street Extended Study]]<ref name="CY19-2Q">{{cite web|title=Capital Projects Status Report - 2nd Quarter CY2019|url=https://albemarle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=7563836&GUID=DD898157-9234-4EEB-96CE-07CE2A94105E|author=Status Report|work=|publisher=Facilities & Environmental Services Department Facilities Planning & Construction Division|location=|publishdate=August 7, 2019|accessdate=August 16, 2019}}</ref>
*[[East Rio Road Corridor Study]] ''(requested by Albemarle Planning Commission, not yet commissioned)''
*[[Route 631 Corridor Study]] ([[Fifth Street Extended]]) <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Fifth Street corridor study reveals poor traffic conditions|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/fifth-street-corridor-study-reveals-poor-traffic-conditions/article_ac3b4962-04d6-5d18-81f3-f5b43347e90b.html|author=Allison Wrabel|pageno=A1|printdate=February 22, 2020|publishdate=February 21, 2020|accessdate=February 25, 2020}}</ref>
 
===In Design===
 
*[[Belmont Bridge Replacement]]: Bid opening on March 5, 2021
*[[West Main Streetscape]]: Still in design
*[[Emmet Street Streetscape]]: Project qualified in FY2017 under HB2
*[[East High Streetscape]]: Project qualified in FY2017 under HB2
*[[Fontaine Avenue Streetscape]]: Project qualified in FY2017 under HB2
*[[I-64/250 Interchange at Shadwell]]  
 
===Conceptual stage (not under active consideration===


== Road Improvements ==
*[[Advance Mills Bridge Replacement]]
*[[Paving Rural Roads]]
*[[Hillsdale Drive Safety Improvements]]
*[[Rt. 53 Buck Island Creek Bridge Replacement]]
*[[Rt. 53 Buck Island Creek Bridge Replacement]]
*[[Jarmans Gap Road Improvements]]
*[[Proffit Road Widening]]: High county priority
*[[Georgetown Road]]
*[[Proffit Road Widening]]  
*[[West Main Street Improvements]]
*[[29 North Widening-Widening between Polo Grounds Road and Hollymead Town Center]]
*[[29 North Widening—Widening between Airport Road and Greene County line]]
*[[29 North Widening—Widening between Airport Road and Greene County line]]
*[[250 East Widening to Rt. 15]]  
*[[250 East Widening to Rt. 15]]  
*[[I-64/250 Interchange at Shadwell]]
*[[I-64 West 5th Street exit widening]]
*[[Rt. 22/Rt. 250 Intersection Realignment]]
*[[I-64/Rt. 250 Interchange (Shadwell Exit)]]
*[[Belmont Bridge Replacement]]
*[[U.S. 29|Grade separated interchanges on Route 29]]


== Trails and train infrastructure ==  
== Trails and train infrastructure ==  
*[[Northtown Commuter Trail]]
*[[Northtown Commuter Trail]]
===Completed===
*[[McIntire Park pedestrian bridge]]
*[[McIntire Park pedestrian bridge]]
===Planned===
*[[Rivanna Greenway Trail]]
*[[Rivanna North Greenway Trail]]


== Transit Projects ==
== Transit Projects ==
*[[West Main Streetcar]]
===Completed===
 
*[[Downtown Transit Center and Plaza]]
 
===Conceptual===
 
*[[Virginia Railway Express]]
*[[Virginia Railway Express]]
*[[Downtown Transit Center and Plaza]]
*[[Regional Transportation Authority]]
*[[Regional Transportation Authority]]


====Project matrix (under development)====
==Trails, sidewalks and greenway projects==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Project !! Purpose !! Status !! Next milestone  !! Sponsor
|-
| [[Tabor-Hilltop Pedestrian Improvements]] || Connect pedestrians from Downtown Crozet to Claudius Crozet Park || Pre-application for TA grant || TA Grant deadline || Albemarle County
|-
| [[Hydraulic Road Shared Use Path]] || Continue [[250 Bypass Shared Use Path]] to [[Hillsdale Drive]] || Pre-application for TA grant || TA Grant deadline || Charlottesville
|-
| [[Moores Creek Greenway - Sunset Avenue to Old Lynchburg Road]] || Construct shared use path from Sunset Avenue to Old Lynchburg Road with pedestrian crossing at Azalea Park || Pre-application for Revenue Sharing || Revenue Sharing Deadline || Albemarle County
|-
| [[Ivy Road Sidewalks]] || Sidewalks along Ivy Road from the existing sidewalk at the Charlottesville City
limits to Stillfried Lane with a potential future extension along the University of Virginia property to
the Route 29/250 Bypass interchange. The project has a $2.478 million cost estimate. 
| Proceeding to bid||
|| [[Albemarle County]]
|-
| [[Rio Road / Avon Street and Rt. 250 Rockfish Gap Pike Sidewalks]] || This project has a $3.9 million cost estimate. Scope details in the page.  || Proceeding to bid||
|| [[Albemarle County]]
|-
|[[Berkmar Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements]]
|This project will support pedestrian and bicyclist safety by constructing an approximately 1.1 mile-long shared-use Path from the Berkmar Drive/Rio Road West intersection to Hilton Heights Road and connect to the shared use path extending northward from the Berkmar Drive-Hilton Heights Road roundabout. The project has a $2.89 million cost estimate. 
|Design
|30 percent design
|[[Albemarle County]]
|-
|Sidewalks on Dominion and Commonwealth
|This project has a cost estimate of $3.36 million
|Design
|
|
|}
==Projects on hold==
*[[Southern Parkway]] &ndash;Project concept only. No plans to move forward
*[[Berkmar Drive at Fashion Square Mall bridge]] &ndash; Called for in [[Places29 Master Plan]] but no plans to move forward
==Defunct projects==
*[[Eastern Connector]]: Project concept only. No plans to move forward
*[[Western Bypass]]: Project terminated by Commonwealth Transportation Board in June 2014
*[[Ruckersville Parkway]]: Project concept only. No plans to move forward
*[[Fontaine/Sunset Connector]]: Project concept only. No plans to move forward
*[[Maywood Connector]]: Project concept only. No plans to move forward
*[[West Main Streetcar]]


==Completed projects ==
== See also ==
*[[North Grounds Connector]]


== Other transportation subjects ==
*[[Transportation Improvement Program]]
*[[Transportation Improvement Program]]
*[http://albemarlehistory.org/hatton_ferry.htm Hatton Ferry]
   
   
==Sources==
==Sources==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/76-r45.pdf|title=AN INDEX TO ROADS SHOWN IN THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY SURVEYORS BOOKS 1744-1853|accessdate=10-22-08|publishdate=March 1976|author=Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, Faculty Research Historian|publisher=[[Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council]] (A Cooperative Organization Sponsored Jointly by the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation and the University of Virginia)}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/76-r45.pdf|title=AN INDEX TO ROADS SHOWN IN THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY SURVEYORS BOOKS 1744-1853|accessdate=10-22-08|publishdate=March 1976|author=Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, Faculty Research Historian|publisher=[[Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council]] (A Cooperative Organization Sponsored Jointly by the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation and the University of Virginia)}}</ref>
 
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==External links==
==External links==


*[http://action.cvilletomorrow.org/cvilleaction/Transportation_Matrix.html Charlottesville Tomorrow's Transportation Matrix]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080201195229/http://action.cvilletomorrow.org/cvilleaction/Transportation_Matrix.html Charlottesville Tomorrow's Transportation Matrix]
*[http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=planning&relpage=7968 Albemarle County's Transportation page]
*[http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=planning&relpage=7968 Albemarle County's Transportation page]
*[http://albemarlehistory.org/hatton_ferry.htm Hatton Ferry]


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Lists of transportation projects, real or imagined, in Charlottesville or Albemarle County.

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Proposed new roads

Road Improvements

Completed

Under construction

Planning stages

Corridor studies

In Design

Conceptual stage (not under active consideration

Trails and train infrastructure

Completed

Planned

Transit Projects

Completed

Conceptual

Project matrix (under development)

Trails, sidewalks and greenway projects

Project Purpose Status Next milestone Sponsor
Tabor-Hilltop Pedestrian Improvements Connect pedestrians from Downtown Crozet to Claudius Crozet Park Pre-application for TA grant TA Grant deadline Albemarle County
Hydraulic Road Shared Use Path Continue 250 Bypass Shared Use Path to Hillsdale Drive Pre-application for TA grant TA Grant deadline Charlottesville
Moores Creek Greenway - Sunset Avenue to Old Lynchburg Road Construct shared use path from Sunset Avenue to Old Lynchburg Road with pedestrian crossing at Azalea Park Pre-application for Revenue Sharing Revenue Sharing Deadline Albemarle County
Ivy Road Sidewalks Sidewalks along Ivy Road from the existing sidewalk at the Charlottesville City

limits to Stillfried Lane with a potential future extension along the University of Virginia property to

the Route 29/250 Bypass interchange. The project has a $2.478 million cost estimate.

Proceeding to bid Albemarle County
Rio Road / Avon Street and Rt. 250 Rockfish Gap Pike Sidewalks This project has a $3.9 million cost estimate. Scope details in the page. Proceeding to bid Albemarle County
Berkmar Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements This project will support pedestrian and bicyclist safety by constructing an approximately 1.1 mile-long shared-use Path from the Berkmar Drive/Rio Road West intersection to Hilton Heights Road and connect to the shared use path extending northward from the Berkmar Drive-Hilton Heights Road roundabout. The project has a $2.89 million cost estimate. Design 30 percent design Albemarle County
Sidewalks on Dominion and Commonwealth This project has a cost estimate of $3.36 million Design

Projects on hold

Defunct projects

See also

Sources

[4]

  1. ↑ Web. UVA Foundation Breaks Ground on Lewis and Clark Extension, CJ Paschall, News Article, NBC29, September 26, 2019, retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ Web. Capital Projects Status Report - 2nd Quarter CY2019, Status Report, Facilities & Environmental Services Department Facilities Planning & Construction Division, August 7, 2019, retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ Web. Fifth Street corridor study reveals poor traffic conditions, Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 21, 2020, retrieved February 25, 2020. Print. February 22, 2020 page A1.
  4. ↑ Web. AN INDEX TO ROADS SHOWN IN THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY SURVEYORS BOOKS 1744-1853, Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, Faculty Research Historian, Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council (A Cooperative Organization Sponsored Jointly by the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation and the University of Virginia), March 1976, retrieved 10-22-08.

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