Albemarle County to hold design public hearing on Eastern Avenue extension

Eastern Avenue is a partially-built roadway in Crozet that has been called for in the multiple versions of the Crozet Master Plan, a document intended to guide development of infrastructure in one of the county’s designated growth areas.

“The 2010 Plan recommended that Eastern Avenue be constructed by developers during new development, with the exception of the Lickinghole Creek crossing, which would need to be a County initiated project,” reads the implementation chapter of the plan last updated in October 2021.

“The road is completed between Park Ridge Drive and Westhall Drive,” the plan continues.

In recent years, the county’s efforts to complete the road have been complicated by an across-the-board increase in cost estimates calculated by the Virginia Department of Transportation. That dates back to 2023 as I reported at the time.

Last year the county attempted to bring in private funds to construct build the road through a partnership but there were no responsive bids as reported by the Crozet Gazette.

The capital improvement budget for FY27 includes $13.6 million in funds for the program and the one for FY26 included $3.7 million. That means the county has $17.3 million needed to move forward with a top transportation priority.

“As additional residential developments are expected to continue North of Lickinghole Creek, an extension of Eastern Avenue is needed to improve connectivity to the Crozet development area and Route 250 (Rockfish Gap Tpke),” reads a notice for an upcoming design public hearing to be hosted by Albemarle County on August 11.

The event will take place at the Meadows Community Center from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 5735 Meadows Drive in Crozet.

According to VDOT’s Six Year Improvement Program a total of $16.242 million has previously been allocated to the project. Take a look!

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