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The [[Meadowcreek Parkway]] is a controversial road currently under construction in [[Albemarle County]] and pending final approval from the City of [[Charlottesville]]. When completed, it will connect [[McIntire Road]] at its intersection with the [[Route 250]] bypass in Charlottesville with East [[Rio Road]] in Albemarle.  
The [[Meadowcreek Parkway]] is a controversial road currently under construction in [[Albemarle County]]<ref name=cttwelvepercent>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/07/county_meadowcreek_update.html VDOT: County’s portion of Meadowcreek Parkway on schedule], Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 6 Jul 2009.</ref> and pending final approval from the City of [[Charlottesville]]. When completed, it will connect [[McIntire Road]] at its intersection with the [[Route 250]] bypass in Charlottesville with East [[Rio Road]] in Albemarle.  


The project consists of three elements:
The project consists of three elements:

Revision as of 16:30, 6 July 2009

The Meadowcreek Parkway is a controversial road currently under construction in Albemarle County[1] and pending final approval from the City of Charlottesville. When completed, it will connect McIntire Road at its intersection with the Route 250 bypass in Charlottesville with East Rio Road in Albemarle.

The project consists of three elements:

  1. Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange
  2. Meadowcreek Parkway (County portion)
  3. McIntire Road Extended (City's Portion of Meadowcreek Pkwy)

City Council's 12 conditions

For much of its history, the Meadowcreek Parkway was envisioned as a four-lane road. That began to change in the summer of 1999. On June 21, 1999, Council held a design public hearing on the Parkway.[2]. Council discussion after the hearing lead to a decision to send a letter to VDOT requesting several changes. The letter was sent on July 20, 1999 and listed 12 items Council wanted addressed before it could support the Parkway[3].

  1. Design speed should be lowered to 37.5 miles per hour, and parkway should follow the contours of the park to reduce its impact to McIntire Park
  2. Number of lanes should be reduced from 4 to 2
  3. Enough right of way should be purchased to allow eventual construction of 4 lanes
  4. The intersection with Route 250 should contain no more than 17 lanes
  5. Council supported construction of bike lanes, but also called for expansion of accompanying trail from 5 feet to 8 feet
  6. Parkway construction should include at least one storm water management pond
  7. Additional parkland should be acquired to compensate for the loss of land in McIntire Park
  8. VDOT should be barred from constructing cell towers along the right of way
  9. Truck traffic should be prohibited
  10. The Parkway should not be construed as a replacement for an Eastern Connector
  11. City reserved right to hire a technical consultant to supervise its interests as design proceeded
  12. The Dogwood Vietnam Memorial should be protected, preserved and cared for


Notes

  1. VDOT: County’s portion of Meadowcreek Parkway on schedule, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 6 Jul 2009.
  2. Charlottesville City Council Minutes 21 June 1999. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 26 May 2009
  3. "Archives - RESOLUTION: Authorizing Letter to VDOT Re: Design and Construction of Meadowcreek Parkway." George Loper, 26 May 2009