McIntire Road Extended

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McIntire Road Extended
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Planned

Project Overview

1. Improve traffic flow between Rio Road (Route 631) and Route 250
2. Provide more direct access to and from the Charlottesville downtown area
Cost $13,500,000 - Fully funded
Sponsor VDOT
Next meeting TBA

Status Update

This is the section of the Meadowcreek Parkway project from the 250 Bypass to Melbourne Road, and is the City of Charlottesville's portion of the project. Project cannot be advertised until the Section 106 process is complete, and until right of way negotiations are concluded. VDOT has advertised the project for bids.

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Contact Greg Krystyniak, Project Manager, Location & Design Section, VDOT Culpeper District

McIntire Road Extended is the name given to the City of Charlottesville's portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway. It is a project listed on the MPO's Transportation Improvement Program.

Goals

The project's stated purpose is to:

  1. Improve traffic flow between Rio Road (Route 631) and Route 250
  2. Provide more direct access to and from the Charlottesville downtown area

City's portion and requirements

The Meadowcreek Parkway project was split to allow both county and city jurisdictions to accrue separate pools of money for the road.

One of the conditions of City Council is that the road cannot be built without a grade-separated interchange at its intersection with Route 250. That project is currently going through the design process.

Status

VDOT advertised the project for construction bids on December 8, 2009. Firms have until January 27, 2010 to submit a bid. However, the Army Corps of Engineers has not yet completed its Section 106 review. VDOT will not award a bit until that process is complete[1].

Project History

  • October 1, 2007: City Council grants construction easement to VDOT
  • July 16, 2009: Army Corps of Engineers ceases its evaluation of the project on grounds that the road had no southern terminus[2].
  • December 8, 2009: VDOT advertises project for construction bids[3].

See Meadowcreek Parkway for a full planning history.

Map

External Links

City's Meadowcreek Parkway Page

Notes

  1. Tubbs, Sean J. "City’s portion of Meadowcreek Parkway advertised for bid." Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 10 Dec. 2009. Web. 11 Dec. 2009. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/12/meadowcreek_pkwy.html>.
  2. Letter to VDOT, Army Corps of Engineers, via NBC29, July 16 2009.
  3. Tubbs, Sean J. "City’s portion of Meadowcreek Parkway advertised for bid." Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 10 Dec. 2009. Web. 11 Dec. 2009. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/12/meadowcreek_pkwy.html>.