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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1601 Orange Road
Culpeper. Virginia 22701
Charles A. Kilpatrick, P.E.
Commissioner
January 22, 2015
Mr. Christopher Perez
Senior Planner
County of AIbemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: SDP -2014 -00073 Virginia Asphalt Services, Inc. — Initial Site Plan
Dear Mr. Perez:
We have reviewed the initial site plan for Virginia Asphalt Services, Inc. dated December I,
2014 as submitted by Terra Concepts, P.C. and offer the following comments:
1. The new entrance needs to be constructed in accordance with the detail for "Commercial
Entrance Designs along Highways with Shoulders" as shown in Appendix F of the Road
Design Manual. Specific issues that need to be addressed are the entrance width and the
offset/taper for the entrance.
2. The entrance is shown to be at an 8% grade. Due to the type of traffic that will be using
this entrance, we recommend that the entrance be filled more so that this grade can be
lessened.
3. There appears to be some guard rail that may have been damaged as part of this site
development. Any guard rail damaged as part of this site development will need to be
repaired/replaced by the landowner.
4. Guard rail warrants should be provided for the frontage of this parcel.
5. The end treatment for the guard rail shall be a GR -9 from an approved VDOT supplier.
6. The entire sight line needs to be shown in plan and profile view.
If you need additional information concerning this project, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(434) 422 -9782.
Sincerely,
Troy Austin, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Culpeper District
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