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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1001 Orange Road
Culpeper Ifi gin a 22701
Charles A. Kilpatrick, P.E.
Commissioner
May 28, 2015
Mr. Glenn Brooks
County Engineer
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: SUB -2013 -00179 5''`' Street Station Road Plans
Dear Mr. Brooks:
Road Improvement Plans for P Street Station dated I 1.26."13 with revisions dated 5115114, 6123 ,1I4, 8114114,
10 ?1.'14, 10!30!14, 3112115, 3125/15, and 5/13115 as submitted by Bohler Engineering were submitted to VDOT on
5.18.'15. Via e-mail, the design engineer indicated that the only changes in the plans were:
• Clarity of the arch culvert foundation and endwall
• Addition of a sidewalk from the Park and Ride to Avon Street, located within private easement
• Addition of labels and details for the terminal ends of the proposed guardrail along Bent Creek Parkway
As of today, these plans have not been compared with the previously approved road plans in a letter dated April 7,
2015 so I will defer to that approval letter with the additional comments below:
I. The terminal end sections for the guard rail should be GR -9 sections instead of the GR -I I and GR -7
sections shown.
2. Per comments from the State Program Manager for the Geotechnical Design of Structures, the new 36 foot
height wall constructed with #10 screenings and 54 foot grid length founded at elevation 368 will be
acceptable.
3. The following comments from the State Program Manager for the Gcotcchnical Design of Structures will
need to be included with the final wall plans:
a. Global stability runs at any changes in reinforcement length
b. A plan note addressing the requirements for the geotechnical engineer in approving the wall
foundations or providing recommendations for necessary ground improvement
c. An estimated settlement calculation to insure acceptable differential settlement along the wall
d. A wall settlement program to track settlement during construction
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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