October 15, 2011

Jarman’s Gap Road is Looking Good

Written by

Jim

Jarman’s Gap Road – 15 October 2011, a set on Flickr.

Open this weekend for Crozet Trails Day, it’s easy to see that, with bike lanes, sidewalk and new lanes, this could be a fantastic road connecting the communities.

Update 16 October 2011: From our Board of Supervisor representative Ann Mallek:

The entire community is appreciative of the effort of VDOT to open the road for the Arts and Crafts festival and the pedestrian day. It did give up a great opportunity to see our future roadway in action.

I understand how painful the construction and the loss of trees is, and the ten year old design is wider than we might do it now, but I agree that the sidewalks, bike lanes and a 25 mph speed limit will be an asset to link our neighborhoods.

It was a bumpy bike ride yesterday, but Leo and I rode from Old Trail to Mountainside, McComb to Blue Ridge, Haden Lane to the trails in Old Trail. What a great way to see the neighborhoods. So many places to eat and so little time.

Leo and I figure we have 15-20 more years on the farm, then we will need to “come in” to town, and now we have some great ideas of places to land before we need to move into the Lodge.

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12 responses to “Jarman’s Gap Road is Looking Good”

October 16, 2011

Swbrsauction

I’m sure all the folks on Orchard will be glad to see it open.

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October 18, 2011

fishead

the title of this is laughable. why not say the crozet library is looking good?

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1. October 18, 2011
  
  Jim Duncan
  
  Because the road is under construction. 🙂 And the road actually looks good.
  
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  1. October 18, 2011
    
    fishead
    
    noo it doesn’t. the road looks like we are catering to developers needs and ignore everything else. the water and sewer lines come courtesy of taxpayers for well to do bank rolling plutocrats who could care less. who said jarman didn’t look could good before? before the disfiguring of landscape for the benefit of a few.
    
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    1. October 18, 2011
      
      Jim Duncan
      
      I see it completely differently. Sidewalks and bike lanes will benefit everyone. The road improvements have been discussed for decades … (I may be wrong on this) before Crozet was a designated growth area.
      
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      1. October 18, 2011
        
        fishead
        
        it is just so trifling. a small amount of sidewalk and bike lanes for really what is the conduit for the second phase of all the developments down that way. the water and sewer improvements on the public’s nickel. and these days,,it is a nickel. i.e. our schools and library and recycling center and sidewalks in other parts of the area. do people on jarman who have lost their yards and landscape think it is so great? we are building a huge bedroom community and what if oil goes to ????
      2. October 19, 2011
        
        Edward Strauss
        
        We already have a bedroom community,
        we are just adding to it. And, really, it is yet to be determined who will benefit from all this. And, what the benefit will be.
      3. October 19, 2011
        
        geo
        
        Such a tough crowd to please.
      4. October 19, 2011
        
        Sons of Ed
        
        I agree with Jim. Not beleiving that we are catering to a few souls. Like Old Trail or not, smack dab in the middle of it is a county park. Easier and safer access to it is for the betterment fo all.
2. August 17, 2015
  
  Jim Duncan
  
  The road really looks good now. 🙂
  
  https://www.realcrozetva.com/2015/07/04/a-well-used-jarmans-gap/
  
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October 18, 2011

ledbyrain

On the VDOT website, it looked like the project was due for completion by 10/22 but this seems farfetched. Does anyone have

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1. October 18, 2011
  
  ledbyrain
  
  Sorry – to continue – does anyone know of an updated projected completion date?
  
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