VDOT News - Culpeper

CULPEPER — Next week, the public can learn about the Virginia Department of Transportation’s proposed design-build bundle to improve safety as well as pedestrian and bicyclist access at five intersections across Albemarle County. 

Five projects are proposed as part of this bundle:

• Roundabout at Route 240 (Three Notched Road), U.S. 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike) and Route 680 (Browns Gap Turnpike)
• Continuous Green-T intersection at Route 631 (Rio Road East) and Belvedere Boulevard
• Roundabout at Route 631 (Rio Road East) and John Warner Parkway
• Roundabout at Route 20 (Scottsville Road) and Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway)
• Roundabout at Route 631 (5^th Street) and Route 780 (Old Lynchburg Road) 

VDOT combined these projects into a single design-build bundle to be funded by SMART SCALE and the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) at an estimated cost of $41.4 million. 

Members of the community will have two opportunities to view plans, ask questions, and make comments on this design-build bundle:

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

National Guard Armory

165 Peregory Lane

Charlottesville, VA 22902

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Center at Belvedere

540 Belvedere Boulevard

Charlottesville, VA 22902

 At the hearings, VDOT staff will be available to discuss the project and answer questions. Written comments can be submitted by mail to Hal Jones, Project Manager, 701 VDOT Way, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or by email to [email protected]. Comments must be postmarked, emailed or delivered to VDOT by Monday, Oct. 2 to be included in the public hearing record. 

The design-build project is anticipated to be awarded in the spring of 2024. 

More information on this project is available by visiting: https://www.virginiadot.org/projects/culpeper/albemarle-intersection-design-build-bundle-2.asp 

Culpeper District updates are on the district’s Facebook group page and the district’s Twitter account, @VaDOTCULP. For questions or to report hazardous road conditions, the public should contact VDOT’s 24-hour Customer Service Center by visiting my.vdot.virginia.gov or calling 800-FOR-ROAD (367-7623).

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