western bypass

Bypass a monster built for out-of-towners

Having followed our recent spate of contentious public works issues, i.e., reservoir use, Bypass, Belmont Bridge, I wish to join the ranks of those who have said THANKYOU, to the Hook for keeping a free press going in Mr. Jefferson’s hometown. Sadly, we have a core of Cit

The Western Bypass for U.S. 29 was envisioned as a way to help move intercity traffic past 14 traffic lights in Charlottesville.

Bypass spins: Low bid cheers some, not others

To the delight of highway supporters, the bids for the controversial Charlottesville Western Bypass have come in below budget– with the apparent low bid of $136 million. However, that was just the first spin on the project from its top backer, Neil Williamson, head of

Jack Jouett and Mary Greer are among the six schools close enough to merit an EPA-urged study.

Studies show.... Bypass to use Greer kids as guinea pigs

We teach our school kids to do homework. Can we teach our county supervisors? Related: Fast track: Western Bypass shifts into overdrive $230 million: State board accelerates Western Bypass with cash Attached Documents:

The controversial Western Bypass was the subject of a June 16 cover story.

Charlottesville: Environmental disaster area?

Charlottesvillians are used to making Top Ten lists, but the area's latest ranking is anything but an honor. The Southern Environmental Law Center includes Charlottesville on its "Top Ten Endangered Places" list, which "targets areas of exceptional scenic, ecological, or cu

Quieter side: Montvue ranch sprawls like its land

Address: 2700 Magnolia DriveNeighborhood: Montvue in Albemarle CountyAsking: $559,000Assessment: $467,200Year Built: 1960Size: 4,676 fin. sq. ft.Land: 4.538 acresAgent: Tommy Brannock, Better Homes and Garden Real Estate III, 434-977-3033Curb Appeal: 7 out of 10

A $235 million road project with no pedestrian, bicycle, or transit infrastructure? Note: this is an old map of the project, and should not be considered the final route design. See links below this article.

Travel plans: Will Bypass bypass peds, bikes, and transit?

The proposed Western Bypass, the resurrected $235 million road project that will cut a 6.2-mile swath from Forest Lakes South to the North Grounds of the University of Virginia through neighborhoods west of Route 29, will not include bike or pedestrian access. Yup. And that

The state doesn't want trucks to slow or stop in Charlottesville.

Earn $200 million: Read these 179 pages and be the low bidder

VDOT has released the bid package for designing and building a 6.2-mile bypass around 14 stoplights. The state Tweeted the existence of the Request for Proposal documents at 6:14pm on September 27. Go online to read the details of State Project No. 0029-002-844 and submit y

Passonneau, who served as architecture school dean at Washington University in St. Louis, poses with the school's sun-direction simulator in 1966.

Like Halprin: Passonneau had a vision for Charlottesville

Joseph Passonneau, a renowned American architect-engineer, died in Washington, D.C. in late August at the age of 90. Among his accomplishments was his design of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon in Colorado as well as his ability to persuade a timid St. Louis political hierarchy

Synchronized signals are a cheap way to move traffic, says UVA transportation engineer Byungkyu "Brian" Park. But there are more controversial measures.

Green light: Why not sync every signal before Bypassing?

Can you imagine zipping up U.S. 29 north through green lights and reaching the airport in a matter of minutes, so efficiently that, wait, we don't need this new $436 million, forest-cutting, mountain-moving road that just been revealed to cost double earlier estimates? Okay

VDOT spokesman Lou Hatter and Supervisor Ken Boyd take questions from the media.

Not political? Boyd names bypass terminus committee

Sometimes it seems there's nothing local governments love better than to set up citizen task forces. That's why it was so out of the ordinary to hear a rash of criticism when Rivanna District Supe Ken Boyd called a press conference to announce an advisory group for the soon