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PEC Field Officer, Jeff Werner, has been struggling with how to explain the issues surrounding the proposed Rt. 29 Western Bypass just north of Charlottesville. The trickiest part is describing what's at stake -- real fixes for Rt. 29 that this bypass will all but preclude. To view Part II of the slideshow, visit: http://www.slideshare.net/pecva/why-the-western-bypass-wont-work-is-a-waste-of-your-money
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Welcome to Sketches with PEC’sJef f Werner
Part I:
The Problem with Rt. 29
&
How to Fix It
This is Route 29
(Heading out of Charlottesvil le.)
We al l know that driving on Rt. 29 is not fun...
Particularly during rush hour.
Morning: 7am – 9am
Lunch: 12pm – 2pm
Evening: 4pm-6pm
Traf fic knot @ Prof fit Rd
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@ Prof fit Rd
@ Hol lymead Town Center
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@ Forest Lakes
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@ Hol lymead Town Center
@ Forest Lakes
@ Rio Rd
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Traf fic knot @ Prof fit Rd
@ Hol lymead Town Center
@ Forest Lakes
@ Rio Rd
@ Hydraulic Rd
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Traf fic knot @ Prof fit Rd
@ Hol lymead Town Center
@ Forest Lakes
@ Rio Rd
@ Hydraulic Rd
@ the 250 Bypass
=
This
BUT...
What if we told you that there was a solution?
A solution that was developed by Albemarle,
Charlottesvil le, and VDOT...
together.
“Places 29”:
The Six Fixes
1) Improve the stretch between
Hydraulic Rd & the 250
Bypass by adding lanes &
improving the on ramp
2) Complete the Hil lsdrive
extension to take about 10,000 –
15,000 vehicles of f of Rt. 29
between Hydraulic & Rio
3) Extend Berkmar Drive with
a bridge to take about 20,000
vehicles of f 29 between Rio and
Airport Rd
4) Improve the oh-so-stressful
Rio Rd intersection with an
overpass to al low traf fic to move
more easily and ef ficiently
5) And the other crazy
intersection @ Hydraulic? Let’s
improve it with an overpass as
wel l
6) Widen the section of Rt. 29
after Hol lymead Town Center
to fix the bottle neck,
& improve the intersection at
Ashwood Blvd
The Six Fixes =
A Rt. 29 that moves.
This means drivers wil l be less stressed -- pedestrians and cyclists wil l be safer and less
frightened.
This means happier people.
BUT...
These sustainable solutions are at risk due to
The Western Bypass.
The Western Bypass: (AKA: The Road to Nowhere)The highly inef fective, tiny bypass
that wil l do nothing to bring sustainable improvements to local traf fic
on Rt. 29. A wasteful project that VDOT gave an F, and that
wil l cost approximately $250,000,000 of tax payers’ money, while
doing more harm than good to the local community .
If the Western Bypass is built,
almost al l of the six fixes
wil l not happen.
This doesn’t have to be the case.
There is stil l time for you to let our elected of ficials
know that you do not want your money spent on a
Road to Nowhere.
Speak up. Today.
TAKE ACTION TODAY
Please contact VDOT, the Federal Highway Administration, and Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb about this
important issue.
To learn more about this controversial project, visit PEC’s Western Bypass webpage,
and let us know if you have any questions.
The Piedmont Environmental Council
www.pecva.org Charlottesville Office: (434) 977.2033
