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| status-desc = Fully-funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board
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'''Berkmar Drive Extended''' is a planned new secondary road that is fully-funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. <ref name="done">{{cite web|title=Western Bypass funding eliminated; CTB supports other U.S. 29 projects|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18369-bypass-funding-eliminated/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 18, 2014|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref> The road is called for in the [[Places29 Master Plan]] and would be a northward extension of [[Berkmar Drive]] over the South Fork of the [[Rivanna River]] to Town Center Drive.  
'''Berkmar Drive Extended''' is a planned new secondary road that is fully-funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. <ref name="done">{{cite web|title=Western Bypass funding eliminated; CTB supports other U.S. 29 projects|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18369-bypass-funding-eliminated/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 18, 2014|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref> The road is called for in the [[Places29 Master Plan]] and would be a northward extension of [[Berkmar Drive]] over the South Fork of the [[Rivanna River]] to Town Center Drive.  


The idea behind the road is to build a parallel road to [[U.S. 29]] in order to provide more options to local traffic.  
The idea behind the road is to build a parallel road to [[U.S. 29]] in order to provide more options to local traffic.  


It will be built at the same time as the widening and the Rio Road grade-separated interchange.
It will be built at the same time as the widening and the Rio Road grade-separated interchange.
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However, the project received new life when former VDOT Commissioner [[Philip Shucet]] recommended spending over a quarter of the $200 million in funds set aside for the [[Western Bypass]]. The [[Commonwealth Transportation Board]] approved $54 million in funding for the project at its meeting on June 18. <ref>{{cite web|title=Recommendations unveiled for U.S. 29 congestion relief|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18056-29-panel-recommendation/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 8, 2014|accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=VDOT sets aggressive deadlines for Route 29 projects|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18631-route29-project-schedule/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=July 25, 2014|accessdate=July 27, 2014}}</ref>
However, the project received new life when former VDOT Commissioner [[Philip Shucet]] recommended spending over a quarter of the $200 million in funds set aside for the [[Western Bypass]]. The [[Commonwealth Transportation Board]] approved $54 million in funding for the project at its meeting on June 18. <ref>{{cite web|title=Recommendations unveiled for U.S. 29 congestion relief|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18056-29-panel-recommendation/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 8, 2014|accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=VDOT sets aggressive deadlines for Route 29 projects|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18631-route29-project-schedule/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=July 25, 2014|accessdate=July 27, 2014}}</ref>
A hearing to gather public input on a location will be held on September 18, 2014 at the Doubletree Hotel. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Public hearing on Berkmar Drive extension set for Sept. 18|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/public-hearing-on-berkmar-drive-extension-set-for-sept/article_0c08b202-2a45-11e4-bcd4-0017a43b2370.html|author=Daily Progress Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=August 23, 2014|publishdate=August 22, 2014|accessdate=August 27, 2014|cturl=}}</ref> Some community members are calling for the Berkmar extension to be somehow tied into Ashwood Boulevard to create more of an urban grid. <ref>{{cite web|title=Boyd walks out of meeting in protest|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18780-boyd-walks-out-of-meeting-in-protest/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 14, 2014|accessdate=August 27, 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:24, 27 August 2014


Berkmar Drive Extended

Project Underway

Project Overview

Protect and enhance capacity of Rt. 29 North and provide a parallel alternate multimodal route for local traffic
Cost $54 million
Location Albemarle County
Sponsor Albemarle County
Next meeting Location hearing September 18, 2014 at Doubletree Hotel

Status Update

Fully-funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board

Website http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/route_29_solutions.asp
VDOT Dashboard 106137
Contact Lou Hatter, VDOT spokesman


Ambox notice.png This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

Berkmar Drive Extended is a planned new secondary road that is fully-funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. [1] The road is called for in the Places29 Master Plan and would be a northward extension of Berkmar Drive over the South Fork of the Rivanna River to Town Center Drive.

The idea behind the road is to build a parallel road to U.S. 29 in order to provide more options to local traffic.

It will be built at the same time as the widening and the Rio Road grade-separated interchange.

Funding history

The project remained a concept and was listed for years in the MPO Policy Board's Transportation Improvement Program as an illustrative transportation project. That meant funding from the state or federal government was not likely for the foreseeable future. The project was expected to be built with contributions from the private sector. [2].

However, the project received new life when former VDOT Commissioner Philip Shucet recommended spending over a quarter of the $200 million in funds set aside for the Western Bypass. The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved $54 million in funding for the project at its meeting on June 18. [3] [4]

A hearing to gather public input on a location will be held on September 18, 2014 at the Doubletree Hotel. [5] Some community members are calling for the Berkmar extension to be somehow tied into Ashwood Boulevard to create more of an urban grid. [6]

References

  1. Web. Western Bypass funding eliminated; CTB supports other U.S. 29 projects, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 18, 2014, retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. FY09-12 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. Rep. Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization. Web. 19 Oct. 2009. <http://www.tjpdc.org/pdf/TIP/FINAL_%20FY09%20TIP.pdf>
  3. Web. Recommendations unveiled for U.S. 29 congestion relief, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, May 8, 2014, retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. Web. VDOT sets aggressive deadlines for Route 29 projects, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 25, 2014, retrieved July 27, 2014.
  5. Web. Public hearing on Berkmar Drive extension set for Sept. 18, Daily Progress Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, August 22, 2014, retrieved August 27, 2014.
  6. Web. Boyd walks out of meeting in protest, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 14, 2014, retrieved August 27, 2014.