Planning for roadways is conducted by engineers, landscape architects, and others with a technical background. Federal code requires a public process where elected officials have to sign off on potential projects for funding and approve changes.
One of those changes relates to how each roadway is defined by the Federal Highway Administration through a process known as “functional classification.” Every ten years there is an opportunity to change these and Albemarle and Charlottesville staff have proposed several changes. I wrote about some of the changes recently causing at least one person to grow concerned their road is proposed to be altered from “local road” to “minor collector.”
What difference might that make? This is the first item on the agenda of the Charlottesville Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Technical Committee. The MPO Policy Board deferred action in September because a map incorporating all of the changes was not yet available. Now it is and there will be a discussion of the item.
There will also be updates on cost estimates for projects recently submitted through the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Smart Scale funding process. This also includes an update on the Ivy Road “pipeline” study. Albemarle Supervisors got to take a look earlier this month.
Before you go: The time to write and research of this article is covered by paid subscribers to Charlottesville Community Engagement. In fact, this particular installment is from the October 14, 2024 Week Ahead edition of the newsletter.
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