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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1601 Orange Road
Culpeper. Virginia 22701
Charles A. Kilpatrick, P.E.
Commissioner
January 13, 2015
Ms. Megan Yaniglos
Principal Planner
County of Albemarle
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: ZMA -2015 -00008 Adelaide
Dear Ms. Yaniglos,
We have reviewed Adelaide rezoning request and the application plan dated 12'7115 as
submitted by Shimp Engineering and offer the following comments:
I . The utility crossing shown on the application plan should cross the roadways
perpendicularly.
2. The roadways and alleys should be clearly labeled on the plan indicating which will be
private and which will be public.
3. Street centerlines should intersect roadways perpendicularly.
4. Is the emergency access proposed to be publicly maintained or restricted to emergency
vehicles only? If the road is to be restricted, bollards will need to be installed on both the
Route 250 end of the road and at the connection to the internal subdivision street.
5. What is the reason for making the emergency access connection to Route 250 a right -
in/right -out connection? It appears that this could be a full access.
6. What is the typical section for the emergency access road?
7. It appears that the crosswalk on the primary entrance will need to be located closer to
Route 250. As currently shown, this crossing will be in the queue of vehicles exiting the
development.
8. Per Appendix B(1), entrances /street connections on opposite sides of the road shall be
offset at least 200' unless they are aligned with each other. The emergency access road
should be relocated so that it is at least 200' offset from Brownsville Road.
9. The narrative indicates that the road connection to Route 250 to the east will be for fire
and emergency vehicles only. However, the Traffic Impact Analysis applies trips to this
entrance that are essentially the same as the trips applied to the primary entrance. That
should not be the case if the connection to the east is only for fire and emergency
vehicles. In addition, if the connection to the east will be open to traffic other than fire
and emergency vehicles, it is likely that the PM peak trips will generate a much higher
percentage for the eastern entrance than the primary entrance for right turns as this will
represent residents returning home after working in the Charlottesville area. This seems
to be the likely scenario, and it appears that a right turn lane would be warranted for the
eastern connection.
10. The Traffic Impact Analysis indicates that a left turn lane is warranted at the primary
connection, however the application plan does not show a left turn lane.
11. The primary entrance may need to shift east so that a left turn lane does not conflict with
the existing entrance on the south side of Route 250 just west of the primary entrance.
If you need additional information concerning this project, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(434) 422 -9782.
Sincerely,
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Troy Austin, P.E.
Area Land Use Engineer
Culpeper District
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