October 5, 2026
tl;dr: The Board of Supervisors meets Wednesday, October 7. Three items touch Crozet specifically (everything the Board does affects us, because we live in Albemarle):
– Old Trail roundabout’s third try at state money,
– the Exit 107 park and ride is coming along,
– and a report on large animal operations.
Details below, and ideally, you or someone you know shows up.
The Board meets at 1 p.m. in Lane Auditorium, 401 McIntire Road. Here’s what matters from our corner of the county.
Old Trail Drive and 250: third try
The county is again asking the state to pay for a roundabout at US 250 and Old Trail Drive, in front of Western Albemarle High School. It’s a 2×1 hybrid design: two lanes east-west, one north-south, with crosswalks.
Timeline
| When | What happened |
| 2021 | The county’s Crozet transportation study flagged this intersection as a bigger problem than Crozet Ave/250. |
| 2022 | Round 5 of the state’s SMART SCALE process. Cost estimate $12.99M. Scored 1.86, ranked 252nd statewide. Not funded. |
| 2024 | Round 6, at $14.6M. Not funded. |
| June 17, 2026 | The Board supported a third application. It’s on the state’s Round 7 list. |
| January 2027 | State scores and recommended projects come out. |
| June 2027 | The Commonwealth Transportation Board adopts the final plan. |
Funded or not, don’t expect shovels soon. In June, county planner Jessica Dimmock told 29News that even if this year’s eight applications get funded, design likely wouldn’t start until about 2032, with construction eight to ten years out. Earlier coverage, including mine, pointed to 2029. The county’s planner now describes a much longer runway.
I’m not sure how I missed that timeline. Hopefully they can find a way to tie it into some other project, the way they did with the roundabouts.
Exit 107 Park and Ride
The lot at Patterson Mill Lane and US 250 is a $5 million project: about two dozen spaces, a bus pull-through and a shelter. VDOT lists it as under construction with completion in late 2026. The county’s report says winter 2026. VDOT’s Wednesday presentation says grading and earthwork are underway. The county says it’s still working with Crozet Connect to finalize service for the lot.
For context, the county’s 2023 report expected construction in summer 2025.
I keep meaning to get a photo of the site when I ride by. I’ll get that this week and post on the RealCrozetVA IG.
The animal feeding operations report
I’m including this because we’re still a rural county – 95% is outside the growth area, and thankfully we still have farms.
Late in the afternoon, the Board gets a report on animal feeding operations. A CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) is a large confined livestock or poultry operation. State and federal rules cover its waste and water pollution. Virginia’s Right to Farm law bars counties from requiring a special use permit for farming in agricultural zones, though they can set rules like setbacks and minimum acreage.
Residents pressed the Board on this over the summer, partly over land purchases near Scottsville. The Board directed staff to research it, and the county hired the Berkley Group to survey 13 Virginia localities. The report makes no recommendations. I haven’t found anything tying this to Crozet specifically, but it’s about land-use rules for the rural area around us.
What I’m Watching (and hoping gets reported on)
- Whether staff says anything new about Round 7 timing or the cost of the Old Trail project.
- What completion date VDOT gives for Exit 107 and what the status of the Crozet Connect service is.
- Whether the Board gives any direction after the animal feeding report.
If you can’t show up, you can watch
If you can’t be there at 1 p.m., the meeting is livestreamed on the county’s meeting calendar – makes for good background “music.” The transportation reports start around 1:45 p.m. The animal feeding item comes after 3 p.m., and the agenda doesn’t give an exact time.
Public comment on matters not on the agenda happens twice: during the afternoon session and at 6 p.m. You get three minutes. Sign up in advance through eComment on the same calendar page. Slots go first-come, first-served, and the sign-up closes when comment begins.
Disclosure: I used Claude to research and draft parts of this post.