12/21/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
12/15/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
12/08/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
12/01/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
11/17/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
11/09/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
11/03/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
10/27/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
10/20/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
10/13/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
10/06/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
09/29/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the city of Charlottesville during the upcoming week. Speed limits may be reduced and traffic movements may be restricted within highway work zones.
07/21/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The Berkmar Drive Extension and Route 29 Widening projects are complete, almost three and a half months ahead of schedule and under budget. The Virginia Department of Transportation gave both projects final approval today.
07/06/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced the opening of the last two Route 29 Solutions design-build projects during an event Thursday morning in Albemarle County.
“The Route 29 Solutions program was among the first initiatives put in motion by my administration,” said Governor McAuliffe. “We promised that these projects would address the long-standing safety issues and congestion along Route 29 in the Charlottesville region, and it’s a pleasure to celebrate the successful completion of the three most challenging projects in that package of transportation improvements with the Charlottesville community.”
07/03/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Three lanes are open in each direction on Route 29 between Polo Grounds Road and Towncenter Drive in Albemarle County. The additional lane opened early this morning after final paving and line-striping was completed overnight.
07/02/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The Berkmar Drive extension between Hilton Heights Road and Towncenter Drive opened to traffic this afternoon. The 2.2-mile-long road has sidewalks, bike lanes and a 10-foot-wide, paved shared-use path along its entire length. The road provides an alternate route for traffic traveling north and south along the Route 29 corridor and an additional crossing of the South Fork Rivanna River.
06/02/2017
The final phase of construction of the roundabout at Hilton Heights Road and Berkmar Drive will begin on Friday night with demolition of the existing pavement at the intersection. During that work Friday night Berkmar Drive will be closed at Woodbrook Drive and Hilton Heights Road will be closed just west of the entrances to Walmart and the Doubletree Charlottesville Hotel.
05/31/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Two cross streets within the Route 29 Widening project will be closed on successive nights while the temporary traffic signals at the intersection with Route 29 are replaced with permanent hardware.
05/09/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The Route 29 Solutions advisory panels will welcome Craig Eddy as the new facilitator beginning with the Hydraulic Planning Advisory Panel’s meeting on Thursday. Eddy, of Michael Baker International, replaces Philip Shucet, who facilitated the advisory panels since the first panel’s formation in March 2014.
04/06/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction across North Hollymead Drive will close that road to traffic at its intersection with Route 29 beginning at 9 p.m. Friday. During the closure the approaches will be reconstructed to tie in with the widening of Route 29 and the multi-use path north and south of the intersection.
03/30/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction across Ashwood Boulevard and South Hollymead Drive will close those roads to traffic at their intersections with Route 29 beginning at 9 p.m. Friday. During the closure the approaches will be reconstructed to tie in with the widening of Route 29 and the shared-use path north and south of the intersection.
02/28/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The installation of a new water main across the intersection of Route 29 and North Hollymead Drive will close the intersection to traffic overnight Wednesday. This closure is in addition to the closure previously scheduled from 9 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. Wednesday.
02/24/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction across the intersection of Route 29 and North Hollymead Drive will close the intersection to traffic overnight for two nights next week. During the closure a new water main will be installed across the intersection.
02/16/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — A new advisory panel will begin work in March to develop future land use and transportation improvement plans for the area around the Route 29-Hydraulic Road intersection. The group includes representatives from the city and county governments, local businesses and the environmental community.
02/14/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Overnight closures of the Route 29-Hollymead Drive intersections have been postponed for one day and are now scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Wednesday. During the closures work will be done to prepare for the installation of a new water main across the intersections.
02/13/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction across the intersections of North Hollymead Drive and South Hollymead Drive will close those intersections to traffic overnight beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday. During the closure work will be done to prepare for the installation of a new water main across the intersections.
01/30/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The entrance to Forest Lakes South at Ashwood Boulevard will be closed this week between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. while a new water line is installed across the intersection. The closure will begin tonight and continue through Friday morning, weather permitting. If the work is not completed this week additional overnight closures will be necessary early next week.
01/26/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — To prepare for construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Hilton Heights Road and Berkmar Drive, the entrance to Sams Club from Berkmar Drive will be permanently closed on Friday. Traffic will still be able to enter Sams Club from the entrance off Hilton Heights Road.
01/24/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The closure of the entrance to Forest Lakes South at Ashwood Boulevard has been postponed one day and will now occur overnight Wednesday. During the closure, between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, detour signs will direct traffic to North Hollymead Drive, where drivers will be routed back to Ashwood Boulevard. Traffic using Ashwood Boulevard to leave Forest Lakes will also be detoured to North Hollymead Drive.
01/23/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- The entrance to Forest Lakes South at Ashwood Boulevard and Route 29 will be closed to traffic overnight Tuesday for work to prepare for installation of a new water main across the intersection. During the closure, between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday, traffic will be detoured to North Hollymead Drive, where drivers will be routed back to Ashwood Boulevard.
01/19/2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne announced today that a land use and transportation planning study of the Route 29-Hydraulic Road and Hillsdale Drive-Hydraulic Road intersections and surrounding areas will begin in March.
12/22/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Traffic restrictions on Route 29 between Polo Grounds Road and Hollymead Town Center will remain in effect over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Residents with family or friends visiting are urged to remind them that the speed limit on the 1.8-mile segment of highway is 40 miles per hour at all times and the roadway shoulders are closed along sections of the project.
12/09/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction work related to the Berkmar Drive Extension project will require all-day closures of Rio Mills Road on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 14-16. The closures are necessary during installation of a large drainage culvert that will carry storm water underneath the roadway.
12/05/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The Route 29-Rio Road grade-separated intersection was completed Friday, meeting its fixed completion date and finishing within the $69.7 million project budget.
12/01/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction work on the Berkmar Drive bridge over the South Fork Rivanna River will require all-day closures of Rio Mills Road on Monday and Tuesday while concrete is being poured for the deck surface. Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. the road will be closed from the Route 29 intersection west to Millers Cottage Lane. The residential properties and businesses along the north end of Rio Mills Road will still be accessible from Earlysville Road.
11/16/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Northbound traffic on Route 29 will be shifted west onto new pavement on Friday night so reconstruction of the existing northbound lanes can begin on the Route 29 widening project.
10/24/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The widening of Route 29 between Route 643 (Polo Grounds Road) and Hollymead Town Center will enter a new phase on Nov. 4 when southbound traffic is shifted to the west so reconstruction of the northbound lanes can begin.
09/01/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction of the Berkmar Drive bridge over the South Fork Rivanna River will require mid-day closures of Rio Mills Road while deck beams are set over the roadway. During the operation the road will be closed from the Route 29 intersection west to Millers Cottage Lane. The residential properties and businesses along the north end of Rio Mills Road will still be accessible from Earlysville Road.
07/19/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Beginning tonight there will be overnight lane closures on Route 29 (Seminole Trail) and Route 631 (Rio Road) in the vicinity of the new grade-separated intersection. The closures will allow the contractor to finish work, including installing lighting and sealing and staining the retaining walls, that was not required to be complete prior to opening the intersection to traffic.
07/18/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The grade-separated intersection at Route 29 (Seminole Trail) and Route 631 (Rio Road) will reopen to traffic tonight, 46 days ahead of the scheduled Sept. 2 reopening. The final work, including painting pavement markings and activating the traffic signals, should be complete tonight, weather permitting.
07/01/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction on the Rio Road grade-separated intersection will continue into the Independence Day holiday weekend. Most of the construction is happening behind barrier walls so there should be minimal impacts to motorists, but travelers should be alert for trucks and other construction vehicles turning in or out of the work zone.
06/20/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- The City of Charlottesville will host an open forum citizen informational meeting for the Hillsdale Drive Extension project on June 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Senior Center, 1180 Pepsi Place.
The public is invited to attend this meeting to view the schedule and plans for the upcoming construction project as well as provide an opportunity to sign up for traffic updates. City and contractor staffs will be present to talk with attendees about upcoming project activities and construction sequencing.
06/03/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction on the Rio Road grade-separated intersection will continue over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Most of the construction is happening behind barrier walls so there should be minimal impacts to motorists, but travelers should be alert for dump trucks and other vehicles turning in or out of the work zone.
05/27/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction on the Rio Road grade-separated intersection shifted into high gear Sunday evening and motorists will see major traffic pattern changes that will affect travel through the project during the summer.
05/20/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Construction on the Rio Road grade-separated intersection will shift into high gear at 8 p.m. Sunday and motorists will see major traffic pattern changes that will affect travel through the project during the summer.
05/18/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Advertisement for bids for the construction of the Hillsdale Drive Extension project was posted to the city's web site on Thursday, March 31. Bids are due May 16, 2016. Roadway construction is expected to begin on June 30.
04/06/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — The relocation of utilities is complete at the Rio Road grade-separated intersection project. The Charlottesville Gas utility's underground distribution lines were the final facilities had to be moved and marks an important construction milestone.
03/18/2016
Lane-Corman, the Route 29 Solutions Construction Contractor regrets the incident that occurred early Monday morning (March 7th) when a communications cable belonging to CenturyLink was damaged and communication in a large part of northern Albemarle County was disrupted. Lane-Corman has identified what the reason was for the damage that occurred and has taken steps to preclude this type of error in the future.
03/11/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE (10 a.m.) — Service has been restored to all CenturyLink customers in the Charlottesville region who were affected by yesterday’s outage. Service was interrupted after a construction crew working on the Route 29-Rio Road grade-separated intersection project damaged an underground cable that carries telephone and data for CenturyLink customers.
03/08/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE (4:30 p.m.) — Repair crews from CenturyLink are working to repair damage to an underground cable that carries telephone and data service for the company’s customers in the Charlottesville region. Technicians will work through the night to restore service and CenturyLink anticipates that service will be restored to all customers by Tuesday morning.
01/27/2016
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Nighttime work to install anchors for the pilings that will support the bridge and retaining walls at the Rio Road grade-separated intersection will begin Jan. 26. The work, which will be done at night, uses a compressed air-driven hammer to drill the tie-back anchors into the soil behind the pilings.
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