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Council previewed 60% design for Chambers/Eaton intersection; NVTA‑funded project remains on schedule for public hearing
Summary
Consultants and staff reviewed updates to the Chambers Road/Eaton Place intersection improvement project (NVTA 70% award of $10.75M), presented crash history and operations data, described access‑management changes and tree mitigation plans, and confirmed a tentative 60% design public hearing on March 25 and planned right‑of‑way work this summer.
City staff and consultants updated council on the Chambers Road/Eaton Place intersection improvement project, now advanced to the 60% design phase and funded in part by a $10.75 million NVTA 70% regional award. The project team described how corridor changes since the original 2018 roundabout concept — including VDOT express‑lane work and added signals — required an updated concept endorsed by council in March 2023 and reconfirmed with NVTA concurrence.
Consultants said crashes at the intersection are a central driver of the work. "There's a total of 76 crashes at this intersection" in the 2017–2022 five‑year window, the team reported, and a high proportion…
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