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VDOT updates paving, roundabouts and Route 29 shared‑use path at Albemarle supervisors meeting
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Summary
VDOT told the Albemarle supervisors Exit 107 Park & Ride has a March 30 notice to proceed and a December 30 completion date; several roundabout and corridor projects are in construction or right‑of‑way and a paving program will move to primaries in late June–July.
The Virginia Department of Transportation updated the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on March‑ and April‑era project progress and a sweeping paving plan during the board’s April 1 meeting.
Carrie Shepherd, VDOT’s presenter, said the Exit 107 Park & Ride project held a preconstruction meeting March 24, received a notice to proceed March 30 and has a fixed completion date of Dec. 30. Shepherd reviewed five‑part design‑build bundles that include completed or nearly completed roundabouts and a bridge replacement that reopened in mid‑March, and said work on other roundabouts and corridor improvements is proceeding through right‑of‑way and final design stages.
Shepherd also described rural‑rustic and surface‑treatment work this season: plant‑mix paving has begun in the county’s northwest and surface treatments in the south are complete; primary routes will receive asphalt paving starting in late June or early July, including sections of Route 20 and Route 29. Route 29’s northbound and southbound segments near Red Hill School Road and Burkemark to Hydraulic appear on the paving map, which has been updated online, she said.
On the Route 29 shared‑use path, Shepherd said the project moved from preliminary engineering to construction in March with test bores performed the week of March 9 and clearing and grubbing beginning in the following weeks.
Board members asked for follow‑up details on right‑of‑way acquisition schedules for specific projects (for example, the 5th Street hub and trails project and Bergmar Drive) and whether night work was planned for nearby residents. Shepherd said VDOT and design‑build contractors typically coordinate maintenance‑of‑traffic and that she would confirm night‑work plans and provide more specifics on right‑of‑way timelines.
Ending: VDOT will return requested timing details for right‑of‑way acquisition and night‑work schedules, and the county will post more detailed paving maps and project pages for residents.
