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| cost =$14,964,792
| cost =$$13,530,519<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=VDOT dashboard entry for project|url=http://dashboard.virginiadot.org/Pages/Projects/EngineeringDetailDesign.aspx?prj_nbr=11129|author=|work=|publisher=December 6, 2010|location=December 6, 2010|publishdate=|accessdate=December 6, 2010}}</ref>
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| purpose =Handle increased traffic from development along Jarmans Gap area.  Improvements will take place in the 1.5 mile stretch between the intersection of Crozet Avenue ([[Virginia State Route 240]]) and just east of Lane Town Road (Rt. 684).  Improvements include sidewalks and bike lanes from Route 240 to the Grayrock neighborhood and a widened shoulder on the remainder.
| purpose =Handle increased traffic from development along Jarmans Gap area.  Improvements will take place in the 1.5 mile stretch between the intersection of Crozet Avenue ([[Virginia State Route 240]]) and just east of Lane Town Road (Rt. 684).  Improvements include sidewalks and bike lanes from Route 240 to the Grayrock neighborhood and a widened shoulder on the remainder.
| status-desc =VDOT reported in November 2007 that the project has been split into two phases. The first phase will be "from Route 240 to about 0.5 miles east of Route 684" and is now scheduled for advertisement in November of 2010. However, Allan Sumpter warned the Board of Supervisors on January 7, 2009, that the project could be $2 million short due to additional cuts in VDOT's secondary road allocations to localities. {{As of|2009|6}} the Right of Way phase was approved and advertisement for construction is planned for January 2011.<ref name="MPO">MPO Area Transportation Project Status Matrix. 16 June 2009.</ref>
| status-desc = Under construction<ref name="20110517-dp">{{cite-progress|title=Jarmans Gap to close for 60 days|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/may/16/jarmans-gap-close-60-days-ar-1043169/|author=|pageno=|printdate=May 17, 2011|publishdate=May 17, 2011|accessdate=May 17, 2011|cturl=}}</ref>
 
Part of [[Crozet Master Plan]], VDOT handling design, a priority on [[County’s Secondary Six-Year Improvement Program]].
 
 
| website =[http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=planning&relpage=8110 Project website]
| website =[http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=planning&relpage=8110 Project website]
| vdot-dashboard =[http://dashboard.virginiadot.org/Pages/Projects/EngineeringDetailDesign.aspx?prj_nbr=11129 VDOT Dashboard Entry]
| vdot-dashboard =[http://dashboard.virginiadot.org/Pages/Projects/EngineeringDetailDesign.aspx?prj_nbr=11129 VDOT Dashboard Entry]
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The Jarmans Gap Road project is a long-planned set of improvements to widen a major thoroughfare in Crozet and to add bike lanes and sidewalks. The project is expected to go to bid in January 2011, but utility poles are already being cleared<ref>Pesch, Allie. "Jarmans Gap Road Improvement Begins | Crozet Gazette." Crozet Gazette | a Community Newspaper Serving Western Albemarle County. 5 Aug. 2010. Web. 17 Aug. 2010. <http://www.crozetgazette.com/2010/08/jarmans-gap-road-improvement-begins/>.</ref>  
The '''Jarmans Gap Road improvements''' are a long-planned set of improvements to widen [[Jarmans Gap Road]], the major east-west thoroughfare in [[Crozet]], including the addition of bike lanes and sidewalks. The project was advertised for construction bids in January 2011<ref name="jan11-mpo">{{cite web|title=MPO begins rewriting long-range transportation plan|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/01/mpo-plans.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=Charlottesville, VA|publishdate=January 27, 2011|accessdate=February 1, 2011}}</ref> and construction began in May.<ref name="20110517-dp" />  
 
==Design==
From Half Mile Branch to Jarman’s Lane, plans are for a two-lane rural section with shoulder widening to five feet. From Old Trail Drive to Crozet Avenue, plans are for an urban section with two travel lanes and some turn lanes, measuring 12 feet wide total; as well as shared, 4 feet wide bicycle lanes, curb and gutter on both sides of the roadway, and a five foot sidewalk on the north side of Route 691. <ref name=hatter>{{cite web|title=Construction Now In Progress on Jarmans Gap Road|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/culpeper/2011/construction_now_in_progress52309.asp|author=Lou Hatter|work=VDOT Newsroom|publisher=VDOT|location=Culpepper|publishdate=May 16, 2011|accessdate=May 18, 2011}}</ref>
 
 
==Construction progress==
 
The road's intersection with [[Route 240]] (Crozet Avenue) was closed for five weeks beginning on September 15, 2010 for utility relocation.<ref name="master-plan3">{{cite web|title=Crozet Master Plan, Chapter  3|url=http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2010Files/1013/CrozetMasterPlanChapter3.pdf|author=|work=|publisher=Albemarle County|location=|publishdate=October 13, 2010|accessdate=October 18, 2010}}</ref>
 
During construction, the road will be closed from August 29 to late October <ref name="pond" /><ref name="20110517-dp" /> for installation of a box culvert on Powells Creek. <ref name=hatter/> <ref>{{cite web|title=Closure of Jarmans Gap Road Moved to August 29|url=http://www.albemarle.org/navpages.asp?info=release&ID=13021|author=|work=|publisher=County of Albemarle|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=August 23, 2011}}</ref>
 
===Stormwater pond controversey===
With roadwork under construction, Crozet residents {{as of|2011|8|9|alt=are still}} negotiating with VDOT about the design for a stormwater retention pond planned for the corner of Jarmans Gap Road and Old Trail Drive. The pond is required by law, but some in the area claimed the initial design is an eyesore. Instead, they want the pond to be an biofilter. <ref name="pond">{{cite web|title=Jarmans Gap project comes under scrutiny|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/08/jarmans_gap.html|author=Frank Muraca|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 9, 2011|accessdate=August 9, 2011}}</ref>


==Map==
==Map==
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==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
==Notes==
[http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/culpeper/jarmans_gap_road.asp VDOT project website]
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[[Category: Transportation Matrix]]
[[Category:Crozet]]
[[Category:Crozet]]

Latest revision as of 16:01, 4 December 2013


Jarmans Gap Road Improvements
Jarmansgap.jpg

Completed

Project Overview

Handle increased traffic from development along Jarmans Gap area. Improvements will take place in the 1.5 mile stretch between the intersection of Crozet Avenue (Virginia State Route 240) and just east of Lane Town Road (Rt. 684). Improvements include sidewalks and bike lanes from Route 240 to the Grayrock neighborhood and a widened shoulder on the remainder.
Cost $$13,530,519[1]
Sponsor VDOT

Status Update

Under construction[2]

Website Project website
VDOT Dashboard VDOT Dashboard Entry
Contact Brian Arnold, VDOT Project Manager

The Jarmans Gap Road improvements are a long-planned set of improvements to widen Jarmans Gap Road, the major east-west thoroughfare in Crozet, including the addition of bike lanes and sidewalks. The project was advertised for construction bids in January 2011[3] and construction began in May.[2]

Design

From Half Mile Branch to Jarman’s Lane, plans are for a two-lane rural section with shoulder widening to five feet. From Old Trail Drive to Crozet Avenue, plans are for an urban section with two travel lanes and some turn lanes, measuring 12 feet wide total; as well as shared, 4 feet wide bicycle lanes, curb and gutter on both sides of the roadway, and a five foot sidewalk on the north side of Route 691. [4]


Construction progress

The road's intersection with Route 240 (Crozet Avenue) was closed for five weeks beginning on September 15, 2010 for utility relocation.[5]

During construction, the road will be closed from August 29 to late October [6][2] for installation of a box culvert on Powells Creek. [4] [7]

Stormwater pond controversey

With roadwork under construction, Crozet residents are still negotiating with VDOT about the design for a stormwater retention pond planned for the corner of Jarmans Gap Road and Old Trail Drive. The pond is required by law, but some in the area claimed the initial design is an eyesore. Instead, they want the pond to be an biofilter. [6]

Map

References

  1. Web. VDOT dashboard entry for project, December 6, 2010, December 6, 2010, retrieved December 6, 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Web. Jarmans Gap to close for 60 days, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 17, 2011, retrieved May 17, 2011.
  3. Web. MPO begins rewriting long-range transportation plan, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, Charlottesville, VA, January 27, 2011, retrieved February 1, 2011.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Web. Construction Now In Progress on Jarmans Gap Road, Lou Hatter, VDOT Newsroom, VDOT, Culpepper, May 16, 2011, retrieved May 18, 2011.
  5. Web. Crozet Master Plan, Chapter 3, Albemarle County, October 13, 2010, retrieved October 18, 2010.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Web. Jarmans Gap project comes under scrutiny, Frank Muraca, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 9, 2011, retrieved August 9, 2011.
  7. Web. Closure of Jarmans Gap Road Moved to August 29, County of Albemarle, retrieved August 23, 2011.

External Links

VDOT project website