U.S. Route 29

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United States Route 29 is a significant roadway through Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Several construction projects are expected to begin along the corridor from 2015 to 2017 following the recommendations of the Route 29 Advisory Panel.


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North of Charlottesville, U.S. 29 is signed Seminole Trail.

Forthcoming construction projects

These projects were recommended by Philip Shucet in the spring of 2014 following the demise of the Western Bypass. Their implementation is being overseen by the Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel. [1]

Opposition to grade separation

"Albemarle County and Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission staff are working with consultants to produce more definitive cost estimates for the five grade separated interchanges proposed along the US 29 North Corridor.

The issue of grade separation has been much debated with deep reservations expressed by the business community regarding the planned transportation network. Specifically, many voiced opposition to grade separated interchanges, noting that they are costly, disruptive to construct, and could have the affect of disconnecting traffic from vital community enterprises along this commercial corridor." Free Enterprise Forum February Forum Watch[citation needed]


Potential renaming

In October 2006, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors considered a request from the University of Virginia Athletics Department to rename the road from Seminole Trail to Cavalier Way, after the Virginia mascot. The renaming of the road became a front page story in The Daily Progress and the subject of an editorial in the paper. The matter was quickly dropped by the Board of Supervisors and no action was taken.[2]


References

  1. Web. VDOT sets aggressive deadlines for Route 29 projects, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 25, 2014, retrieved July 27, 2014.
  2. "Seminole Trail becomes Cavalier Way?" Wheeler, Brian A. Weblog post. Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. N.p., 4 Oct. 2006. Web. 29 June 2009. .

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