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#2875
Quote from: BrianP on February 02, 2018, 02:22:30 PM
MDOT SHA even had a press release for one heavy load like that.
http://www.marylandroads.com/pages/release.aspx?newsId=2627

I seem to recall that wasn't the first heavy load like that in Harford county.

Probably a big transformer headed for the nuclear generating station (or the switchyard next door) at Peach Bottom on the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania. 
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D-Dey65

Maybe I missed a news article, or a website or two, but who has details on these decorations along US 301 at Exit 45 on I-95 in Kingwood?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NB_US_301_Spires_West_of_I-95_Exit_45_South_of_Petersburg.jpg


Mapmikey


Takumi

Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

Jmiles32

http://www.insidenova.com/news/transportation/bi-county-parkway-off-the-table-but-policymakers-still-seek/article_6c6d8eae-1337-11e8-9e44-1308df348d42.html
QuoteWe need the connectivity, so if the answer is no Bi-County Parkway, we need some other way to make that connection,"  said county Supervisor Marty Nohe, R-Coles, and the chairman of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. "It's a political hurdle, though."

Nohe expects that the widening of Interstate 66 outside the Beltway to Gainesville will help some in that regard, as will the bypass for Va. 28 that his NVTA is studying right now. He hopes that improvements to Va. 28 will help ease access to Dulles International Airport, a key factor for Bi-County Parkway boosters. But he still believes transportation planners need to consider "another option"  for people looking to get to Loudoun.

"We've decided the Bi-County Parkway is not going to be that option, so now there's an effort to identify a new alternative,"  Nohe said. "Later this year, we'll have an update to the transportation section of our comprehensive plan, and I expect then we'll have some type of new north-south connectivity to supplant the Bi-County Parkway on the table

If Prince William County doesn't want to build the Bi-county parkway than widening US-15(plus the two-mile section of US-50 from Lenah to US-15) is only other reasonable alternative.
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Beltway

I attended the CTB meetings yesterday and today.

Design/build contract was awarded --

Route 15/17/29 Warrenton Interchange, Fauquier County
Construction of grade-separated interchange at Rt. 15/17/29 (Eastern Bypass), Rt. 15/17/29 Business and Rt. 880 (Lord Fairfax Drive.)

On Feb. 21, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded a $19.6 million contract to Shirley Contracting Company, LLC of Lorton to construct the Warrenton Interchange Project.

Construction is anticipated to begin this fall.

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/culpeper/warrentoninterchange.asp
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Jmiles32

#2881
Quote from: Beltway on February 21, 2018, 02:13:51 PM
I attended the CTB meetings yesterday and today.

Design/build contract was awarded --

Route 15/17/29 Warrenton Interchange, Fauquier County
Construction of grade-separated interchange at Rt. 15/17/29 (Eastern Bypass), Rt. 15/17/29 Business and Rt. 880 (Lord Fairfax Drive.)

On Feb. 21, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded a $19.6 million contract to Shirley Contracting Company, LLC of Lorton to construct the Warrenton Interchange Project.

Construction is anticipated to begin this fall.

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/culpeper/warrentoninterchange.asp
Glad to see construction of this greatly needed interchange finally about to get underway. However VDOT shouldn't stop with this one, more grade-separated interchanges are needed along US-15/US-29 in Opal, Remington, Brandy Station etc.
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Beltway

Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 21, 2018, 06:08:27 PM
Quote from: Beltway on February 21, 2018, 02:13:51 PM
Route 15/17/29 Warrenton Interchange, Fauquier County
Construction of grade-separated interchange at Rt. 15/17/29 (Eastern Bypass), Rt. 15/17/29 Business and Rt. 880 (Lord Fairfax Drive.)
Glad to see construction of this greatly needed interchange finally about to get underway. However VDOT shouldn't stop with one, more grade-separated interchanges are needed along US-15/US-29 in Opal, Remington, Brandy Station etc.

Opal was recently built, but agree about that whole section of US-29 that is a relocated limited access highway, which includes the Brandy Station Bypass and the Remington Bypass.

Brandy Station was even built with the right-of-way and design for a future interchange --
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Jmiles32

Quote from: Beltway on February 21, 2018, 06:15:28 PM
Opal was recently built,
My thinking was the existing light there would get replaced with an overpass and the partial trumpet interchange with US-17 would be upgraded to a full trumpet interchange. However I'm positive all the businesses in that area would probably pull a Breezewood and fight tooth and nail against any such idea.
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Beltway

Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 21, 2018, 06:25:09 PM
Quote from: Beltway on February 21, 2018, 06:15:28 PM
Opal was recently built,
My thinking was the existing light there would get replaced with an overpass and the partial trumpet interchange with US-17 would be upgraded to a full trumpet interchange. However I'm positive all the businesses in that area would probably pull a Breezewood and fight tooth and nail against any such idea.

The only movement that might need a grade separation is from US-17 to US-29 south.  Do you think that is needed?
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Jmiles32

Quote from: Beltway on February 21, 2018, 06:50:57 PM
Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 21, 2018, 06:25:09 PM
Quote from: Beltway on February 21, 2018, 06:15:28 PM
Opal was recently built,
My thinking was the existing light there would get replaced with an overpass and the partial trumpet interchange with US-17 would be upgraded to a full trumpet interchange. However I'm positive all the businesses in that area would probably pull a Breezewood and fight tooth and nail against any such idea.

The only movement that might need a grade separation is from US-17 to US-29 south.  Do you think that is needed?
It would be nice, but definitely not needed as one making that movement could easily at Bealeton take VA-28 south to US-29 near Remington. In terms of getting rid of the light I guess an interchange like this could also technically work:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9759636,-76.2887539,278m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en&authuser=0
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WillWeaverRVA

Quote from: Beltway on February 21, 2018, 02:13:51 PM
I attended the CTB meetings yesterday and today.

Design/build contract was awarded --

Route 15/17/29 Warrenton Interchange, Fauquier County
Construction of grade-separated interchange at Rt. 15/17/29 (Eastern Bypass), Rt. 15/17/29 Business and Rt. 880 (Lord Fairfax Drive.)

On Feb. 21, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded a $19.6 million contract to Shirley Contracting Company, LLC of Lorton to construct the Warrenton Interchange Project.

Construction is anticipated to begin this fall.

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/culpeper/warrentoninterchange.asp

It's about time. That area tends to be a traffic nightmare and a lot of drivers don't expect the signalized intersection (despite plenty of warning through signage...).
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Beltway

#2887
A lot of major resurfacing contracts, but just two construction contracts.

Feb. 22, 2018
CTB AWARDS 23 CONTRACTS WORTH $167.5 MILLION
Projects, paving planned in seven VDOT districts

RICHMOND, Virginia — The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved 23 contracts at their monthly meeting Wednesday totaling $167.5 million for projects and paving in the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Salem and Staunton districts.

A $19.6 million contract was awarded to Shirley Contracting Co. LLC of Lorton to design and build a new interchange in Fauquier County where Route 15 / 17 / 29 intersects Business Route 15 / 17 / 29 to the west, and Lord Fairfax Drive (Route 808) to the east.   The new interchange is needed to increase overall safety and improve traffic flow.  The project is expected to be complete in fall 2020.

Lynchburg District Project will complete final phase of Odd Fellows Road Interchange and Improvement Project.  An $8.7 million contract was awarded to W.C. English Inc. of Lynchburg to reconstruct Odd Fellows Road from Mayflower Drive to Business Route 29 (Lynchburg Expressway), to result in a road with one lane in each direction and a two-way turn lane in the center.  The project, in the city of Lynchburg, will also replace a bridge over the railroad, and include the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Odd Fellows Road and Albert Lankford Road/Murray Place.

http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/statewide/2018/ctb_awards_23_contracts123619.asp
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LM117

I'd rather see a contract awarded to finish the US-29 Lynchburg Bypass, but that's just me...
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Jmiles32

Quote from: LM117 on February 22, 2018, 03:36:20 PM
I'd rather see a contract awarded to finish the US-29 Lynchburg Bypass, but that's just me...

With the new VA Secretary of Transportation being from Lynchburg, I think that talks regarding finishing the US-29 Lynchburg bypass, arguably the most important project in the entire region, will at the very least be more seriously discussed/considered over the next four years.
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LM117

Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 22, 2018, 10:19:01 PM
Quote from: LM117 on February 22, 2018, 03:36:20 PM
I'd rather see a contract awarded to finish the US-29 Lynchburg Bypass, but that's just me...

With the new VA Secretary of Transportation being from Lynchburg, I think that talks regarding finishing the US-29 Lynchburg bypass, arguably the most important project in the entire region, will at the very least be more seriously discussed/considered over the next four years.

I certainly hope so. Lynchburg is an even bigger bottleneck than Charlottesville, IMO.
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Beltway

Quote from: LM117 on February 23, 2018, 11:24:04 AM
Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 22, 2018, 10:19:01 PM
Quote from: LM117 on February 22, 2018, 03:36:20 PM
I'd rather see a contract awarded to finish the US-29 Lynchburg Bypass, but that's just me...
With the new VA Secretary of Transportation being from Lynchburg, I think that talks regarding finishing the US-29 Lynchburg bypass, arguably the most important project in the entire region, will at the very least be more seriously discussed/considered over the next four years.
I certainly hope so. Lynchburg is an even bigger bottleneck than Charlottesville, IMO.

Huh??  Nothing is worse than Whoville!
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Quote from: LM117 on February 23, 2018, 11:24:04 AM
Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 22, 2018, 10:19:01 PM
Quote from: LM117 on February 22, 2018, 03:36:20 PM
I'd rather see a contract awarded to finish the US-29 Lynchburg Bypass, but that's just me...

With the new VA Secretary of Transportation being from Lynchburg, I think that talks regarding finishing the US-29 Lynchburg bypass, arguably the most important project in the entire region, will at the very least be more seriously discussed/considered over the next four years.

I certainly hope so. Lynchburg is an even bigger bottleneck than Charlottesville, IMO.
Based on my experience driving both, this seems like a major stretch. The most annoying bit about Charlottesville is that it's stoplights pretty much every half mile or so until you reach Ruckersville, a distance of about 15 miles, whereas US-29 in Lynchburg is about 5 miles of stoplights until you're free past Yellow Branch. Granted, an extension of the Lynchburg Bypass seems far more likely given the NIMBY attitudes most Charlottesville residents hold about a new bypass.

Mapmikey

Quote from: Beltway on February 23, 2018, 12:07:40 PM
Quote from: LM117 on February 23, 2018, 11:24:04 AM
Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 22, 2018, 10:19:01 PM
Quote from: LM117 on February 22, 2018, 03:36:20 PM
I'd rather see a contract awarded to finish the US-29 Lynchburg Bypass, but that's just me...
With the new VA Secretary of Transportation being from Lynchburg, I think that talks regarding finishing the US-29 Lynchburg bypass, arguably the most important project in the entire region, will at the very least be more seriously discussed/considered over the next four years.
I certainly hope so. Lynchburg is an even bigger bottleneck than Charlottesville, IMO.

Huh??  Nothing is worse than Whoville!

Lynchburg was worse than Charlottesville until the Madison Heights Bypass opened.  The current US 29 that needs to be bypassed south of US 460 is not really any different than lots of places in Virginia...US 17 and VA 3 out of Fredericksburg are comparable to Lynchburg today.

Beltway

Quote from: Mapmikey on February 24, 2018, 12:10:43 PM
Quote from: Beltway on February 23, 2018, 12:07:40 PM
Quote from: LM117 on February 23, 2018, 11:24:04 AM
I certainly hope so. Lynchburg is an even bigger bottleneck than Charlottesville, IMO.
Huh??  Nothing is worse than Whoville!
Lynchburg was worse than Charlottesville until the Madison Heights Bypass opened. 

Was, as in past tense.  The US-29 Lynchburg / Madison Heights Bypass opened in 2005.

Quote from: Mapmikey on February 24, 2018, 12:10:43 PM
The current US 29 that needs to be bypassed south of US 460 is not really any different than lots of places in Virginia...US 17 and VA 3 out of Fredericksburg are comparable to Lynchburg today.

Charlottesville never will work right without a bypass.  Even if the Hydraulic Road area and the connection to the existing bypass gets fixed, there will still be at least 5 multi-phased signalized intersections on US-29 that will only get more congested in the future.
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Jmiles32

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Quote from: Mapmikey on February 24, 2018, 12:10:43 PM
The current US 29 that needs to be bypassed south of US 460 is not really any different than lots of places in Virginia...US 17 and VA 3 out of Fredericksburg are comparable to Lynchburg today.

A key difference here is that US-17 and VA-3 out of Fredericksburg are both mostly six lanes while US-29 south of Lynchburg is four lanes the entire way. Since widening existing US-29 is out of the question, finishing the Lynchburg bypass seems to be the only reasonable solution that would also at the same time, offer the best hope of one day bringing an interstate(I-785) to Lynchburg. IMO its crazy how this project has been on the backburner for so long.
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Beltway

Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 24, 2018, 12:58:34 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on February 24, 2018, 12:10:43 PM
The current US 29 that needs to be bypassed south of US 460 is not really any different than lots of places in Virginia...US 17 and VA 3 out of Fredericksburg are comparable to Lynchburg today.
A key difference here is that US-17 and VA-3 out of Fredericksburg are both mostly six lanes while US-29 south of Lynchburg is four lanes the entire way. Since widening existing US-29 is out of the question, finishing the Lynchburg bypass seems to be the only reasonable solution that would also at the same time, offer the best hope of a one day bringing an interstate(I-785) to Lynchburg. IMO its crazy how this project has been on the backburner for so long.

The Fredericksburg area is suffering due to the lack of the Outer Connector, particularly the Northwest Quadrant which would have greatly relieved traffic on those segments of VA-3 and US-17, and provided alternatives for VA-3 and US-17, at least for a substantial number of the trips.  The RE/T groups managed to block the project over 10 years ago.

The southern section of the US-29 Lynchburg / Madison Heights Bypass, south of US-460, is certainly a worthwhile and needed project.  Probably looking at about $300 million at this point.
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Mapmikey

Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 24, 2018, 12:58:34 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on February 24, 2018, 12:10:43 PM
The current US 29 that needs to be bypassed south of US 460 is not really any different than lots of places in Virginia...US 17 and VA 3 out of Fredericksburg are comparable to Lynchburg today.

A key difference here is that US-17 and VA-3 out of Fredericksburg are both mostly six lanes while US-29 south of Lynchburg is four lanes the entire way. Since widening existing US-29 is out of the question, finishing the Lynchburg bypass seems to be the only reasonable solution that would also at the same time, offer the best hope of one day bringing an interstate(I-785) to Lynchburg. IMO its crazy how this project has been on the backburner for so long.

Both US 17 and VA 3, which while definitely now 6 lanes, are still very crowded several miles off of their I-95 interchanges...

2016 AADTs:

US 29 from VA 24 to US 460:  from 20k-31k
US 29 from US 250 to US 33:  from 29k-61k
US 17 from I-95 to Hartwood: from 24k-38k (US 17 is now noticeably better with its widening but VA 3 is not)
VA 3 from I-95 to where the 6-lane segment ends: 41k-87k

I agree that the Lynchburg bypass is a worthwhile endeavor and that the lack of a Charlottesville bypass condemns US 29 to a perpetual mess.

Outer Connector (or am I thinking of a different project that runs from I-95 southwest across US 17  to VA 3) for Fredericksburg would especially be helpful to VA 3 (I can't recall if it was supposed to connect with I-95 well south of the city in which case US 17 could then get more benefit).  All of the projects in the Fredericksburg area coming up will only improve how I-95 flows through here, with just a little bit of improvement for VA 3 flow right at I-95 and the adjacent Central Park shopping area.  but in a world of limited resources this is all that is feasible for now.

WillWeaverRVA

Quote from: Beltway on February 24, 2018, 01:10:59 PM
Quote from: Jmiles32 on February 24, 2018, 12:58:34 PM
Quote from: Mapmikey on February 24, 2018, 12:10:43 PM
The current US 29 that needs to be bypassed south of US 460 is not really any different than lots of places in Virginia...US 17 and VA 3 out of Fredericksburg are comparable to Lynchburg today.
A key difference here is that US-17 and VA-3 out of Fredericksburg are both mostly six lanes while US-29 south of Lynchburg is four lanes the entire way. Since widening existing US-29 is out of the question, finishing the Lynchburg bypass seems to be the only reasonable solution that would also at the same time, offer the best hope of a one day bringing an interstate(I-785) to Lynchburg. IMO its crazy how this project has been on the backburner for so long.

The Fredericksburg area is suffering due to the lack of the Outer Connector, particularly the Northwest Quadrant which would have greatly relieved traffic on those segments of VA-3 and US-17, and provided alternatives for VA-3 and US-17, at least for a substantial number of the trips.  The RE/T groups managed to block the project over 10 years ago.

The southern section of the US-29 Lynchburg / Madison Heights Bypass, south of US-460, is certainly a worthwhile and needed project.  Probably looking at about $300 million at this point.

Wasn't Celebrate Virginia Parkway built on some of the Outer Connector's proposed routing/ROW?
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Beltway

Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on February 25, 2018, 02:54:57 PM
Wasn't Celebrate Virginia Parkway built on some of the Outer Connector's proposed routing/ROW?

The Outer Connector was proposed several miles north of there.

Line 4 was approved by VDOT, then Line 1 was approved by CTB, in 2002
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