While the snowcrete is keeping the 240/250/680 roundabout construction frozen, Albemarle County and VDOT continue to move forward with discussions about the possible roundabout at Old Trail and 250. It’s always fun to dig into Albemarle County Board of Supervisors’ agendas. Next Board meeting: 4 …
240/250/680 – the roundabout – update 11/7/2025
Sometimes, all it takes is to ask a question. May 2025 I wrote, The roundabout is coming, the roundabout is coming! June 2025 I wrote 240/250 Roundabout Construction Begins. Being curious, and with a fair number of people asking me if I knew anything about …
Albemarle BoS – 11-5-2025 – Transportation Update
We’re all going to the Board of Supervisors meeting on November the 5th, right? I read the Albemarle County BoS agendas and Charlottesville Community Engagement as often as I do because a) it’s important to be informed on what’s happening in the community and b) …
Some Love for the Crozet Connect
Y’all know that we have transit in Crozet, right? Check out the schedule for the Crozet Connect here. People who use Crozet Connect love it. The more people who use it, the better for all of us in and around Crozet. Some of the FB …
Speed Cameras on 250 near WAHS, Brownsville, Henley
Nice. I know y’all don’t speed in front of the schools, it’s just other people driving cars and trucks, right? From Charlottesville Community Engagement: “Albemarle County to expand speed zone cameras, add stop arm bus cameras” The first time I read that, I read that …
Road Closure for Roundabout Work – 23 July
Here we go. From VDOT, via Reddit The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will implement a detour beginning Wednesday, July 23, as part of the ongoing construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Route 240 (Crozet Avenue), Route 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike), and Route …
240/250 Roundabout Construction Begins (June 2025)
Here we go. The 240/250 roundabout construction has begun. Picture with the detour is below; as of this morning, 680 is not closed, but it will close eventually during construction. From VDOT’s project page “Construction at this intersection is under way. VDOT will reconstruct the …
Eastern Avenue inching forward
Baby steps. Maybe? My opinion: a car/truck-only road will be a generational failure. From Charlottesville Community Engagement Albemarle County puts Eastern Avenue project out to bid One of the dilemmas faced by Albemarle County is a growing population and limited transportation funding to build all …
The roundabout is coming, the roundabout is coming!
Finally. Infrastructure improvements take time, and patience. Rt. 240/250/680 intersection improvements will address safety, traffic movements CULPEPER – On Monday, May 19 a contractor for the Virginia Department of Transportation began construction of the long-awaited roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike), …
Albemarle County Launches Master Plan for Three Notched Trail Shared-Use Path
Well, this is awesome news. Amazing work, Three Notch’D Trail! It’s only ~12-14 miles to Charlottesville, which is a reasonable ride, and easy ride on an e-bike. Here’s hoping this happens in my lifetime. via email: Albemarle County Launches Master Plan forThree Notched Trail Shared-Use …