Culpeper District Albemarle County Monthly Report September 2012 Special Issues Bridges on Route 745, Arrowhead Valley Road The road will be closed at the Rail Road Bridge on the southern end of the road beginning on June 25 th. The anticipated completion date quoted by the contractor is September 1, 2012. The bridge is currently owned and maintained by the Rail Road. Once the construction is completed the maintenance will become the responsibility of VDOT. Bridge Replacement Project on Route 637, Dicks Woods Road over Ivy Creek. The road will be closed to through traffic at the bridge for an estimated two week period beginning on August 27 with an estimated completion date of September 7. Engineering PROJECT LAST MILESTONE NEXT Shoulder Widening 0.4 Mi E. of Monticello Loop Road Shoulder Widening 0.06 Mi E. of Monticello Loop Road Intersection Improvements at Route 20 Route 708, Dry Bridge Road Intersection Improvements at Route 729 Route 616, Black Cat Road AD DATE MILESTONE Right of Way Advertisement February 2013 Right of Way Advertisement February 2013 Advertisement February 2013 Right of Way Advertisement May 2013 Right of Way Right of Way May 2013 October 2013 March 2014 Page 1 of 5
Route 677, Broomley Road Route 637, Dick Woods Road Bridge Replacement over Ivy Creek Route 250, Bridge replacement over Little Ivy Creek Project Kick-off Survey Fall 2012 Brocks Mill Road, Rural Addition -- Project Scoping Summer 2012 Route 774, Bear Creek Road, -- Project Scoping Unpaved Road 2016 Route 703, Pocket Lane, -- Project Scoping Unpaved Road 2016 Dates to be determined following evaluation of Scoping Team comments. CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE: December 2014 December 2014 January 2018 PROJECT LAST MILESTONE NEXT MILESTONE AD DATE Jefferson Park Avenue Bridge Replacement Construction Underway Construction Complete Summer 2012 August 2010 Best Buy Ramp November 2012 November 2014 Page 2 of 5
Construction Activities Guardrail Repair GR07-967-096, N501 Scope: Guardrail repairs on call District wide. Next Major Milestone: Contract Renewal 2 nd term Contract Completion date: July 1, 2013. McIntire Road U000-104-102, C501 Scope: Construct New Two Lane Road, Bridge and Pedestrian Path. Next major Milestone: Complete bridge construction. Contract Completion: October, 2012 Construction Activities Continued JPA Bridge Replacement U000-104-V09, C501 Scope: Replace Bridge and Approaches over Railroad. Next Major Milestone: Complete misc. approach work. Contract Completion Date: September 24, 2012. Route 608 (Happy Creek Rd) Rural Rustic Road Project 0608-002-R04, N501 Contract Completion Date: November 2, 2012. Route 704 (Fortune Ln) Rural Rustic Road Project 0704-002-P01, N501 Contract Completion Date: October 26, 2012. Route 672 Rural Rustic Road Project 0672-002-P00, N501 Contract Completion Date: November 8, 2012. Jarmans Gap Road (NFO) 0691-002-258, C501 Scope: Grade, Drain, Asphalt Pavement, Planting and Utilities. Next Major Milestone: Complete final paving. Contract Completion: September 21, 2012. Page 3 of 5
Bridge Painting (NFO) BRDG-967-078, N501 Scope: Remove lead base paint and repaint various structures. Next major milestone: Complete bridge painting. Contract Completion Date: July 31, 2012. Route 608 (Happy Creek Rd) Rural Rustic Road Project 0608-002-R04, N501 Next major milestone: Begin construction. Contract Completion Date: November 2, 2012. Route 704 (Fortune Ln) Rural Rustic Road Project 0704-002-P01, N501 Next major milestone: Install gravel pavement. Contract Completion Date: October 26, 2012. Route 672 Rural Rustic Road Project 0672-002-P00, N501 Next major milestone: Begin construction. Contract Completion Date: November 8, 2012. Traffic Engineering Studies Completed Route 250 near Boars Head Inn Guardrail review Study memorandum complete; awaiting funding for installation. Route 250 and 1054 (E. of Shadwell) Study complete recommend signing adjustments. Installation pending. Route 797 from Route 250 to Route 684 Pavement marking review; pavement markings and sign modifications recommended. Installation pending. Route 6 and Route 627 The intersection study has been completed and the recommendations are to lower the advisory speed signs on the approaches to the intersection from 45 to 35 mph due to the school bus traffic and clear the sight distance by cutting vegetation. Page 4 of 5
Traffic Engineering Studies Continued: Completed Route 250 by Harris Teeter Pavement marking reviews; report complete. Signage upgrades recommended. Installation pending. Route 637 Speed Study Review complete. No speed change recommended. Route 1117 @ Route 726 Signing review; complete, sign installation pending. Route 692 @ Route 29 Intersection safety review; complete, sign installation pending. Route 690 Speed study Complete. Speed changed to 40mph. New sign installation pending. Traffic Engineering Studies Under Review Route 631 (Old Lynchburg Rd) Speed study-draft Compete; pending residency review. Route 743 (Earlysville Rd) Speed study with Draft complete, pending RTE review. Route 20 @ Route 726 Intersection safety review; Draft report complete, review pending. Route 20 @ Route 708 Intersection safety review; pending. Route 614 Curve safety review; Draft memo pending. Route 250 Share the road sign evaluation; Review pending. Route 6 @ Route 715 Intersection safety review; pending. Maintenance Activities On-going routine maintenance activities. Mowing Operations-Primary Routes. Joel DeNunzio Acting Charlottesville Residency Administrator Virginia Department of Transportation 701 VDOT Way Charlottesville, VA 22911 Page 5 of 5