City Approves Construction of Meadow Creek Parkway

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Updated: 7:53 PM Apr 22, 2011

The City of Charlottesville's portion of the Meadow Creek Parkway is a go. CBS19 has learned that a deal between the City, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Army Corps of Engineers is in the final stages.

Posted: 5:32 PM Apr 22, 2011
Reporter: Jessica Jaglois
Email Address: jessica.jaglois@newsplex.com

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April 22, 2011

CBS19 has learned that the City of Charlottesville has signed an agreement to begin construction on the Meadow Creek Parkway, known as McIntire Road extended.

City Manager Maurice Jones signed the Memorandum of Agreement on April 15 between the Army Corp of Engineers, the Virginia Department of Transportation, The Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the City of Charlottesville.

The 48-page document shows the terms that City Manager Jones has agreed to including an integrated landscape plan, a maximum speed limit of 35 miles per hour, the plan requires VDOT to provide photographic documentation and a written history of McIntire Park and the McIntire Golf Course.

Jones' signature is the last before a construction permit can be issued by the Army Corp of Engineers. The Corp has been a proponent of building the Parkway, so granting a construction permit is likely.

CBS19 is also hearing tentative construction plans could begin in the next 60 days.

Latest Comments

Posted by: tj Location: cho on Apr 24, 2011 at 10:36 AM

Wouldn't it be safer at 15 mph and with speed bumps throughout?

Posted by: Mark Location: Charlottesville on Apr 22, 2011 at 06:50 PM

I was thinking good news when I heard about this earlier. But then I thought there may still be some opportunities for those wanting to slow this down again. Anyone know if the approval is everything, including the interchange, or are we going from a road to nowhere to a longer road to nowhere?

Posted by: woody on Apr 22, 2011 at 06:44 PM

Hold on there, just a minute. I'm going to file suite to stop this because I have a hang nail.

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