When it comes to the business of moving people around, there are a lot of moving parts. The Albemarle Board of Supervisors got an update on various infrastructure projects at their meeting on October 1, 2025 from the VIrginia Department of Transportation.
While city officials continue to investigate a pedestrian fatality on Emmet Street North that took place on October 1, a long-awaited pedestrian bridge across U.S. 29 is nearly ready to enter service.
“We expect completion October 31st and we are currently planning a ribbon cutting on November 13th,” said Carrie Shepheard, the resident engineer of VDOT’s Charlottesville residency. “So that’s a pretty big, pretty big milestone in that project.”
The bridge is the last remaining element of a bundle of projects in the area including a roundabout at the intersection of Hydraulic Road and Hillsdale Drive. The idea for the project comes from a small area plan produced in the spring of 2018. (read that plan)…