For many years, the City of Charlottesville struggled to deliver on transportation projects with long delays for undertakings such as the replacement of the Belmont Bridge. In recent years, the Virginia Department of Transportation has declared the city “deficient” at implementation.
On March 24, the Planning Commission learned that for the first time in many years, VDOT is allowing the city to apply for money to change a major downtown intersection.
“We’ve got a STARS study with VDOT that we’re doing right now for the intersection in the middle of town at West Main and Ridge,” said Ben Chambers, the city’s transportation planning manager. “That will turn into the city’s first Smart Scale application in four years if it’s endorsed by City Council in July.”…