2022 Culpeper District Transportation Update

PROJECT UPDATES
CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
The aging Belmont Bridge in Charlottesville is being replaced through a $35.4 million project.
Construction is under way; completion is scheduled by January 2024.
In Design
U.S. 250 Bypass and Hydraulic Road
Turn Lane Extension
VDOT is working with the city of Charlottesville on this
revenue-sharing project to improve traffic operations at
the intersection of Route 743 (Hydraulic Road) and U.S.
250. This will extend the turn lane for drivers headed
north on Hydraulic from U.S. 250 east. This project has
been added to the Hydraulic Road/U.S. 29 improvement
bundle, and will be administered by VDOT.
Locally Administered
Replacement of Belmont Bridge
Construction is advancing on a $35.4 million project,
administered by the City of Charlottesville, to replace
the aging Belmont Bridge. Built in 1962, it carries Route
20 (Avon Street) over the Buckingham Branch Railroad,
connecting the downtown area with Belmont and other
neighborhoods south of the railroad. Traffic is anticipated
to begin using the new northbound bridge by the middle
of December 2022. At that time, the southbound bridge
will be closed and demolition will begin in preparation
for constructing that new bridge. Construction is
anticipated to be complete by January 2024.
East High Street
Streetscape Improvements
Design work is under way on this $9.6 million project
to add bike lanes, rebuild sidewalks, and complete
roadway reconfigurations, or “road diets.” Construction
advertisement for this SMART SCALE project is expected
in early 2023.
Emmet Street Bicycle and
Pedestrian Improvements
This proposed $20.4 million SMART SCALE project
provides bicycle and pedestrian accommodations along
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