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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1$01 Orange Road
Culpeper Virg-rna 22701
Charles A. Kilpatrick, P.E.
Commissioner
May 18, 2015
Ms. Rachel Falkenstein
Senior Planner
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: SDP -2015 -00016 CVS Initial Site Plan
Dear Ms. Falkenstein:
We have reviewed the initial site plan for CVS to be Iocated at the intersection of Route 29 and Rio Road
dated 4.-3.-'l 5 as submitted by Kimley -Horn and offer the following comments:
1. Per Appendix F of the Road Design Manual, the minimum radius of commercial entrances is 25'
instead of the 20' shown for the entrance onto Route 29.
2. Per Appendix F of the Road Design Manual, the pavement structure of the commercial entrances
shall be comparable to that of the adjacent roadways. The pavement structure of Route 29 and
Rio Road should be verified and the structure of each of entrance to the site may need to be
revised.
3. The retaining wall is located close to an utility easement along Rio Road. Prior to approval of the
final site plan, we will need to review the final design of the retaining wall to ensure that the
retaining wall system does not have an adverse impact on the utility easement. In particular, we
need to verify whether there will be tie -ins or a geo -grid for the retaining wall that will extend
into the easement.
4. Can the existing connection with the adjacent site to the north nearest to Route 29 be removed?
Concern with this connection is that the proximity to Route 29 may potentially impact traffic
from Route 29 turning into the site. If this connection cannot be removed, can it be relocated
further from Route 29 or improved so that the width of connection and alignment match the width
and alignment of the travelway to the south that runs in front of the proposed building?
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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