Western Bypass
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Planned
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Project Overview
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To provide a bypass for Route 29 through traffic around the Charlottesville metropolitan area. The bypass also provides a direct connection from U.S. 29 north to the North Grounds of the University of Virginia.
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| Cost | $270,000,000 | |
| Sponsor | VDOT | |
Status Update
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Land acquired, but construction is not planned by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and no funding is provided for construction. Project is inactive. Remains on the VDOT 2025 State Highway Plan as an unprioritized "recommended new roadway".
Funding is requested for planning and purchase of Right of Way, but not construction per the FY2009 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). It remains on the draft FY2009 TIP. |
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| VDOT Dashboard | VDOT Dashboard Entry | |
| Contact | Lou Hatter, Public Affairs Manager, Culpeper District, VDOT | |
The Western Bypass is an inactive plan for a limited-access road bypassing commercial areas of U.S. Route 29 to the west of Charlottesville.
Route
The Western Bypass is a long-proposed 6.2-mile road to provide a limited access bypass of the commercial area on Route 29. The stated purpose of the project is to provide a bypass for Route 29 through traffic around the Charlottesville metropolitan area. The bypass also provides a direct connection from U.S. 29 north to the North Grounds of the University of Virginia.
Costs and funding
There is no current cost estimate, but members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors put the estimated price tag at about $270 million. In 2005, the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce estimated the price at $271-280 million. VDOT provided the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors an official estimate of $166 million on March 1, 2006, but in doing so acknowledged the cost model on this project may not be comprehensive.
Funding is requested for planning and purchase of Right of Way, but not construction per the FY2005 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). It remains on the 3/8/06 draft FY2006 TIP.
Status
Much of the land for the bypass has been acquired, but construction is not planned by the Commonwealth Transportation Board and no funding is provided for construction. Project is inactive, but remains on VDOT's 2025 State Highway Plan as an unprioritized "recommended new roadway". However, the U.S. 29 Corridor Study recommends consideration of using some of the right-of-way for an extension of Leonard Sandridge Road[1].
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Notes
- ↑ Tubbs, Sean J. "New VDOT study of U.S. 29 recommends use of Western Bypass route and new elevated connector in City’s Hydraulic Rd area." Web log post. Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 29 Sept. 2009. Web. 13 Oct. 2009. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/09/new_roads_recommendation.html>.
External Links
- Web. Rt.29 Bypass & the CATCO Green Book, CATCO, CATCO Green Book, retrieved 2010 Jan 12.
- Web. Roads to the Future, Scott M. Kozel, Roads to the Future, retrieved 2009 Oct 2.
Resources to help develop this article
- ↑ Wannamaker, Annette. "Data Detail U.S. 29 Options." Daily Progress [Charlottesville] 18 May 1990. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/19900518-US29-Articles.pdf>.
- ↑ Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission of the Virginia General Assembly. Review of the Highway Location Process in Virginia. Rep. Web. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/1998-JLARC-Highway-Location-Report.pdf>.
- ↑ Thomas, Sally. "Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass." Letter to The Honorable Mark Warner. 1 Feb. 2002. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/20020201-BOS-Letter-to-MarkWarner.pdf>.