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Route 29 Western Bypass: Background and Timeline

Route 29 Western Bypass: Background and Timeline. May 13, 2014 John Lynch, P.E. Culpeper District Administrator. Study Area. 81. Washington , D.C. 66. 95. Charlottesville. 64. Richmond. 64. 81. 95. 85. 81. 77. Proposed Route 29 Bypass. PROPOSED NORTHERN INTERCHANGE. 6.2 mile,

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Route 29 Western Bypass: Background and Timeline

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  1. Route 29 Western Bypass:Background and Timeline May 13, 2014 John Lynch, P.E. Culpeper District Administrator

  2. Study Area 81 Washington, D.C. 66 95 Charlottesville 64 Richmond 64 81 95 85 81 77

  3. Proposed Route 29 Bypass PROPOSED NORTHERN INTERCHANGE • 6.2 mile, • 4-lane limited-access roadway from Route 29 north of the South Fork Rivanna River to the Route 29/250 Bypass RT 29 PROPOSED WESTERN BYPASS RT 29/ RIO RD RT 29/250 INTERCHANGE PROPOSED SOUTHERN INTERCHANGE RT 29/ HYDRAULIC RD

  4. A TIMELINE OF EVENTS 1990: CTB approves Alternative 10 Bypass Route and development of North Grounds connection for UVA Phasing includes: • Widening of existing Route 29 between Hydraulic Road and the Rivanna River • Construction of 3 grade separated interchanges at Route 29 and Hydraulic, Greenbrier and Rio Roads • Reservation of RW and construction of Bypass 1995: CTB rescinded 1990 & 1991 resolutions, eliminating requirement to build interchanges prior to bypass construction 2014: VDOT informed by FHWA legal counsel that Bypass no longer meets purpose and need 1997: MPO adopts TIP without construction funding for the Bypass 2011: MPO rescinds the 1996 resolution and amending the MPO TIP and CLRP to allow Bypass construction 1997: CTB approved Bypass design features Location Study and EIS started in October 1987 Options included: • No Build • Transportation System Management • Mass Transit • Expressway Concept • Seven bypass options 1998: PEC and Sierra Club brought suit against the Secretary of Transportation and FHWA • Judge orders VDOT to prepare a Supplemental EIS 1991: CTB reaffirms selected alternative and phasing of improvements 2012: VDOT initiates an EA Reevaluation for Bypass • Final EIS approved by FHWA in May 2003 • Record of Decision issued by FHWA in September 2003 1970s– Charlottesville Area Transportation Study, first concepts of a bypass evaluated 1998 2003 2011 1995 1997 1987 1991 1990 2014 2012

  5. Route 29 Bypass Status • Design-Build Contract awarded in 2012 for $135,988,092 • Right of Way • -83 of 122 parcels (68%) have been purchased • -VDOT manages 36 rental properties within Bypass • Expenditures to date: $54,096,922

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