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Council unanimously endorses Dairy Road bridge replacement with VDOT funding and limited aesthetic upgrades
Summary
Charlottesville council endorsed advancing design for the Dairy (Derry) Road bridge replacement, accepting VDOT funding and a $100,000 construction-level beautification package; council asked staff to pursue contractor incentives to shorten an estimated 12–14 month closure.
Charlottesville City Council unanimously endorsed moving forward with design of the Dairy Road bridge replacement and accepted a modest VDOT-funded beautification package, while asking staff to explore bid incentives to shorten the projected road closure.
Deputy director of public works Mike Goddard told council the existing bridge — built in 1953 and load‑restricted since 2007 — is rated poor and requires replacement. He summarized VDOT funding awarded in stages: an initial $7.2 million State of Good Repair allocation, a later $8.1 million adjustment, and a subsequent increase to about $12.6 million once…
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