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{{Infobox Transportation
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| name =Meadowcreek Parkway
| photo =Mcp-county.jpg
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| status ={{underway}}
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| meeting =
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| cost =$30,590,522 - County applying for [[VDOT Revenue Sharing]] {{as of|2009|7|alt=in FY2009}} to cover balance
| sponsor =VDOT
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| purpose =1. Improve traffic flow between Rio Road (Route 631) and Route 250 <br>2. Provide more direct access to and from the Charlottesville downtown area
| status-desc =This is Albemarle County's portion of the project. A contract was awarded to Faulconer Construction Company, Inc. on December 18, 2008 by the [[Commonwealth Transportation Board]] for $11.8 million. Construction will begin in February 2009, with completion in the fall of 2011. Roadway to open in spring of 2012, pending completion of McIntire Road Extended and 250 Interchange.
| website =
| vdot-dashboard =[http://dashboard.virginiadot.org/Pages/Projects/EngineeringDetailDesign.aspx?prj_nbr=2530 VDOT Dashboard Entry]
| contact =[[Greg Krystyniak]], Project Manager, Location & Design Section, VDOT Culpeper District
}}{{current}}The portion of the [[Meadowcreek Parkway]] in Albemarle County is one of three parts of the Meadowcreek Parkway project.  It is currently under construction, with an anticipated completion date of October 2011. Elements of the road were designed by [[Jones & Jones]], a Seattle-based landscape architectural firm. Construction work is being performed by [[Faulconer Construction Company]].
 
When complete, this portion of the parkway will be 1.3 miles long, running from [[Melbourne Road]] to East [[Rio Road]]. It will run north around the [[Charlottesville High School]] athletic facilities and continue parallel with the railroad tracks. After crossing [[Meadow Creek]], the road will shift to the east around the [[Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center]] {CATEC} and join Rio Road just south of the school.
 
Traffic will begin using the new bridge on East Rio Road {{as of|2010|7|29}}<ref>"Work on East Rio Road to Shift Traffic | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville News, Sports, Business, Events and Jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. Web. 28 June 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/work_on_east_rio_road_to_shift_traffic/57674/>.</ref>.
 
==Temporary opening in 2010==
On October 5, 2010, traffic will be routed along the county's portion of the road on a temporary basis while work is done at the new road's intersection with Rio Road<ref>{{cite-progress|title=East Rio to close for 6 weeks|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/sep/22/east-rio-close-6-weeks-ar-520354/|author=|pageno=|printdate=September 23, 2010|publishdate=September 23, 2010|accessdate=September 23, 2010|cturl=}}</ref>.
 
 
 
== History ==
*May 2001 - Jones and Jones submits report outlining final alignment from Melbourne Road to Rio Road
*March 20, 2003 - The [[Virginia Department of Transportation]] held an open design public hearing
*May 5, 2004 - Board of Supervisors adopts resolution of intent endorsing design<ref>Kelsey, Jack M. "Meadow Creek Parkway; CATEC Impacts." Letter to Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. 19 Apr. 2005. Albemarle County, Virginia - Official Web Site. Albemarle County. Web. 25 Nov. 2009. <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2005files/20050504/Meadowcreekparkwayattache.pdf>.</ref>
*September 21, 2004 - Informal presentation to CATEC Board of Directors
*December 2007 - An $11.8 million bid for construction was awarded to the Faulconer Construction Company
*February 2009 - Construction starts
*October 5, 2010: County's portion scheduled to open while East Rio Road intersection is built<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Part of Meadowcreek Parkway opening temporarily|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/aug/22/part-meadowcreek-parkway-opening-temporarily-ar-466869/|author=Rachana Dixit|pageno=|printdate=August 22, 2010|publishdate=August 22, 2010|accessdate=October 4, 2010|cturl=}}</ref>
 
 
 
==Map==
{{Map|lat=38.056506|lng=-78.46839|zoom=15}}
 
==Construction==
{{as of|2009|7|6|alt=On July 6 2009}}, the county announced that 12% of the construction was completed<ref name=cttwelvepercent>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/07/county_meadowcreek_update.html VDOT: County’s portion of Meadowcreek Parkway on schedule], Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 6 Jul 2009.</ref>.
 
==Other components of the Meadowcreek Parkway==
The larger parkway project includes two other phases, both in the city:
*[[McIntire Road Extended]], and
*the [[Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange]].
 
==External Links ==
[http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/culpeper/meadow_creek.asp VDOT's Meadow Creek Parkway page]
 
==References==
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[[Category: Transportation Matrix]]
[[Category: Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) items]]

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