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Part II of our slide series about the proposed Western Bypass just north of Charlottesville. PEC's Jeff Werner takes you through some of the reasons the bypass is a bad idea. To view Part I of the series, visit: http://www.slideshare.net/pecva/bypass-slideshow-13192677
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Welcome to Sketches with PEC’sJef f Werner
Part II:
Why the Western Bypass Won’t Work
Is a Waste of Your Money
&
(If you missed Part I...)
Where did we leave of f ?
Oh, yeah.
Rt. 29 is a mess.
We have the Six Fixes that would solve these
problems in a long-lasting,
sustainable way.
BUT,
if the Western Bypass goes
through, it could be decades
before the Six Fixes
are built (if ever).
So, what is this Western Bypass, exactly?
Let’s take a look.
Meet the proposed
Western Bypass.
A lot of traf fic
using the Bypass
Significantly less traf fic
on Rt. 29
+
Proponents say that:
= Happy people.
It would be great if it worked out that way...
But it won’t.
Here’s why:
90% of the traf fic on Rt. 29 is local traf fic.
Approximately
90% of these people are headed to a destination on Rt. 29 or
In other words,
in the surrounding area.
So, reality wouldn’t look
like this
It’d look more like this:
While some trucks & cars
wil l use the Bypass.
While some trucks & cars
wil l use the Bypass.
The majority of traf fic wil l stil l
experience the existing
traf fic knots.
While some trucks & cars
wil l use the Bypass.
The majority of traf fic wil l stil l
experience the existing
And the entrances/exits
of the Bypass wil l
worsen two existing
traf fic knots.
traf fic knots.
If $250,000,000 of
our transportation funds is
wasted on this Bypass...
Where wil l we get the
money needed for
the ‘Six Fixes’ to Rt. 29 ?
Starting to think this Bypass doesn’t
make a lot of sense?
Wel l, there’s more...
Let’s get some
perspective here.
the Bypass isn’t much of
As it turns out,
a bypass.
In fact, it would only
bypass 4. 5 miles of Rt. 29.
seven existing stoplights
immediately north of
So, this would leave
the Bypass...
With at least
two more stoplights
already approved...
Not to mention the
other two that would be
instal led at the southern
terminus of the Bypass.
With the projected
development and population
these two areas of congestion
are going to be bigger
problems soon...
growth --
And the Bypass
won’t address those areas
at al l. In fact,
as we saw earlier...
At the end points of
the Bypass, congestion wil l
actual ly get worse.
Add the current mess
that the Bypass won’t solve,
and what do we have?
Taxpayers down
$250,000,000 -- with an
inef fective bypass &
three traf fic messes to
show for it.
=
Making matters worse, the Bypass wil l take
4-5 years of construction to complete...
... it wil l run right
by our community’s
primary water reservoir...
... and six local schools:
... and six local schools:
1) Agnor Hurt Elementary
... and six local schools:
1) Agnor Hurt Elementary
2) Albemarle High
... and six local schools:
1) Agnor Hurt Elementary
2) Albemarle High
3) Mary Greer Elementary
... and six local schools:
1) Agnor Hurt Elementary
2) Albemarle High
3) Mary Greer Elementary
4) Ivy Creek
... and six local schools:
1) Agnor Hurt Elementary
2) Albemarle High
3) Mary Greer Elementary
4) Ivy Creek
5) Jack Jouett Middle
... and six local schools:
1) Agnor Hurt Elementary
2) Albemarle High
3) Mary Greer Elementary
4) Ivy Creek
5) Jack Jouett Middle
6) St. Anne’s Belfield
The Bypass would expose our water supply and our children
to higher levels of pol lution and new traf fic dangers.
We deserve better.
TAKE ACTION:
The Piedmont Environmental Council Charlottesville Office: (434) 977.2033
We deserve long-term, well-planned solutions for our traffic problems – like those laid out by the Six Fixes.
EMAIL YOUR OFFICIALS TODAY (By using the link above)
For more information: visit PEC’s Western Bypass webpage or view Part I of this slide series.