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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1601 Orange Road
Culpeper,Virginia 22701
Charles A. Kilpatrick,P.E.
Commissioner
July 14,2014
Mr.Christopher Perez
Senior Planner
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville,VA 22902
Re: SDP-2014-00046 Christian Aid Mission-Major Site Plan Amendment
Dear Mr.Perez:
We have reviewed the major site plan amendment for Christian Aid Mission dated 6'9'14 and the AM-E spacing
exception dated 6'20.14 as submitted by Shimp Engineering,P.C.and offer the following comments:
1. At least a 2'shoulder should be provided along Broomley Road in the vicinity of the proposed riprap,
2. Turn lane warrants need to be provided for the proposed entrance onto Broomley Road.
3. While it is not anticipated that turn lanes will be warranted for the proposed entrance,an entrance radius
larger than 25'should be provided for the radius on the south side of the proposed entrance onto Broomley
Road to aid vehicles in turning out of the travel lane of Broomley into the new entrance.
4. Sight lines need to be provided on the proposed plan. Sight distance should be provided such that a driver
in the entrance can see vehicles in the right turn lane along Route 250 at the intersection with Broomley
Road. Vegetation removal and grading may be necessary to achieve this sight distance.
5. The existing entrance onto Route 250 needs to be modified such that left turns cannot be made out of the
entrance onto Route 250. It is likely that a raised concrete island and appropriate signage will be necessary
for this entrance.
AM-E Comments
I. Broomley Road has a functional classification as a Rural Minor Collector rather than as a Local Road. The
collector spacing from a signalized intersection to a full access entrance is required instead of the corner
clearance requirement. The required spacing is 440 feet rather than 225 feet.
2. A traffic engineering study documenting that left turn movements will not have a negative impact on
highway operation or safety was not included with the AM-E.
If you need additional information concerning this project,please do not hesitate to contact me at(434)589-5871.
Sincerely,
Cli
Troy Austin,P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Culpeper District
WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING
Christopher Perez
From: Christopher Perez
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 8:44 AM
To: 'Justin Shimp, P.E.'
Subject: RE: SDP2014-46 Major Amendment -Christian Aid Mission
Justin,
SDP2014-46 Major Amendment - Christian Aid Mission
The plans cannot be approved yet as Engineering has not approved the plans.
I offer the following comments from Engineering on your latest submittal:
"1) Signs should reference MUTCD standards R4-7, R3-2 and R1-1. They should not be combined on the
same post. Hardware should be break away posts to VDOT standard."
Please revise the plans to meet Glenn's comments or contact Glenn and discuss the item if you disagree.
Keep me posted.
Thanks
'hristolahe P. Perez Senior Planner
Department of Community Development 1County of Albemarle.Virginia
401 McIntire Road Charlottesville.VA 22902
434.296.5832 ext.3443
From: Justin Shimp, P.E. [mailto:justinOshimp-engineering.com]
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 8:54 AM
To: Christopher Perez
Subject: Re: SDP2014-46 Major Amendment - Christian Aid Mission
Hi Chris,
My mistake on that one, I hadn't sent the revisions in before i went on vacation and it slipped my mind when i
returned. I dropped the plans off Friday afternoon.
Thanks!
Justin Shimp, P.E.
434-953-6116
On Oct 16, 2014, at 10:00 AM, Christopher Perez<cperez @albemarle.org>wrote:
Courtney and Justin,
SDP2014-46 Major Amendment- Christian Aid Mission
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