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August 29, 2022
Doug McAvoy, PE
Area Land Use Engineer
Charlottesville Residency
VA Department of Transportation
RE: Response Letter #2 for SUB2021-00149 HTC Area C Townhomes Road Plan - VDOT
Dear Doug,
Thank you for your review of the Road Plans for HTC Area C Townhomes. This letter contains responses
to VDOT comments dated July 21, 2022.Our responses are as follows:
1. Existing CG-12 handicap ramps shown within the right of way on Berkmar Drive (Rte. 1403)
should be redesigned/reconstructed to direct pedestrians across entrances and not into the
travelway. No mid -block crossing has been warranted. Please see VDOT R&B Standards Revised
December 2021.
Thank you for the clarification that you mean the ramps on Berkmar, we were thinking
these comments referred elsewhere. The CG-12 ramps are now shown to be reconstructed
for the entrance on Berkmar Drive per current VDOT CG-12 standards.
2. Existing unlabeled bike ramp on Timberwood Blvd. should be corrected to match the other bike
ramps in this development.
Bike ramps on Timberwood Blvd have now been showed/labelled in the plans. I think the
ones you were referring to were actually CG-12 ramps. These have also been clarified.
Linework has been updated to better reflect current conditions. Based on field observation,
these bike ramps are consistent with the bike ramps in the remaining development and need
no revision.
3. Please remove existing trees within 30 of intersections per B(1)-44 RDM.
Thank you for clarifying existing trees, to address this we have specified that the existing
oak nearest to the Berkmar intersection be moved and replanted greater that 30' from the
intersection.
If you have any questions or concerns about these revisions, please feel free to contact me at
keane@shimp-en 'ngr eering com or by phone at 434-299-9842.
Regards,
Keane Rucker
Shimp Engineering, P.C.
912 E. High Sr. Charlottesville, VA 22902 1434.227.5140 1 shimp-engineering.com