On August 11, 2020 VDOT engineers discussed the design of the US 29 and Frays Mill/ Burnley Station Intersection Improvements Smart Scale application. The pre-application Smart Scale project proposed converting the existing signalized intersection to a signalized restricted crossing u-turn intersection. VDOT Culpeper District planning manager, Charles C. Proctor III presented the proposed design and answer questions during this public meeting.
This project was reviewed in the May Smart Scale workshops. You can view a summary of the proposed intersection design and more about this type of intersection, R-cuts from the links below.
This project was reviewed in the May Smart Scale workshops. You can view a summary of the proposed intersection design and more about this type of intersection, R-cuts from the links below.
The objective of this program is to offer immediate financial assistance to small businesses in Nelson County to aid in maintaining their business and workforce. Funding is limited and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The County of Nelson reserves the right to determine eligibility on a case-by-case basis. Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission will administer the grant program in coordination with the County of Nelson. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Please carefully read and review program eligibility criteria. Those with additional questions may contact the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission Small Business Grant Information line at (434) 979-7310 or emailing info@tjpdc.org.
Approximately one third of the 297 comments collected during the May Smart Scale Workshops were in response to the US/29Frays Mill/Burnley Station Intersection Improvements project; 92 of the 96 comments about this project were opposed to the project. Many of the comments mentioned alternative strategies and concerns of people living in the neighborhoods near the intersection, as well as non-residents using Preddy Creek Park. Please download the Summary of Smart Scale Workshop report for full details of the comments collected during the May public comment period.
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) is submitting the Smart Scale application for this project on behalf of Albemarle County. Please submit your comments on this project to Sandy Shackelford, Director of Planning & Transportation at TJPDC, sshackelford@tjpdc.org and Kevin McDermott, Principal Planner – Transportation at Albemarle County, kmcdermott@albemarle.org.