2022 Culpeper District Transportation Update

CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
Emmet Street between Arlington Boulevard and Barracks
Road to include a shared-use path on the east side of
Emmet Street and on-road bicycle facilities along both
sides of the road. The city of Charlottesville anticipates
design work to begin mid-2026.
Emmet Street Corridor
Streetscape Improvements
This $12.1 million SMART SCALE project will enhance
bicycle and pedestrian accommodations along Emmet
Street from the intersection of University Avenue/
Ivy Road to Arlington Boulevard. The scope includes
a shared-use path, improved bike lanes, landscaping
and improved pedestrian crossings at intersections
along Emmet Street. The city anticipates construction
advertisement late November 2023.
Ridge Street Safety
Improvements
The city expects to start planning for this $8.7 million
project. SMART SCALE project in fiscal year 2026. The
goal is to create improvements to reduce congestion,
improve safety and accommodate bicyclists, pedestrians,
and transit along the Ridge Street corridor.
Design work is set to start mid-2026 on a project to
construct multi-modal improvements along the Ridge
Street Corridor. Those include sidewalk and curb ramp
upgrades, signal improvements at Monticello, curb
extensions on Ridge Street at Dice Street, and Oak Street,
including bicycle lanes.
Fontaine Avenue Streetscape
Improvements
The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved a
budget increase to $17.9 million on this SMART SCALE
project in October, and the city is working with VDOT on
right-of-way issues as the design phase moves forward.
The project will improve safety and traffic flow on
Fontaine Avenue from Maury/Jefferson Park Avenue to
the city line.
Fontaine Avenue will be reconstructed to three lanes
with a tree-lined median, dedicated left-turn lanes, bike
lanes, walking paths, enhanced pedestrian crossings
and street lighting. The city is expecting to advertise the
project late next year.
Barracks Road and
Emmet Street Intersection
The city is working to acquire right of way for this $8.6
million SMART SCALE project, which will add right-turn
lanes to northbound Emmet Street and westbound
Barracks Road. The project also includes a multi-use
sidewalk along Emmet Street to connect to a future trail
network that will extend down Meadowbrook Road.
5 th Street SW Corridor
Improvements
This proposed $6.1 million project would reduce
congestion, improve safety, and accommodate bicyclists,
pedestrians, and transit at the intersection of Ridge
Street, Cherry Avenue, and Elliot Avenue. The city is
planning to focus on this project in 2024.
Hillcrest Multi-Use Path
The intersection of Emmet Street and Barracks Road will be
reconfigured to include additional turn lanes and a multi-use
sidewalk along Emmet Street.
The city is currently reviewing right-of-way plans for this
project to improve pedestrian access along McIntire Road.
Funding from the Highway Safety Improvement Program
(HSIP) will go to improve pedestrian and bicyclist visibility
at two intersections along Monticello Avenue.
Sidewalk will be added on Hillcrest Road, and wind south
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