Albemarle County is experiencing growth and development in the eastern portion of the County and along Route 250 in particular, part of a larger growth trend that extends into northwest Fluvanna and southwest Louisa Counties, including the Zion Crossroads Area. The County has developed a conceptual plan to guide land use in the area through its Comprehensive Plan and would like to define an underlying transportation network for the area, given the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan and the NW Fluvanna/SW Louisa Corridor Study. Additionally, the County would like to examine key intersections in greater detail, given the findings of the network analysis. In this context, there are several specific objectives of this study:
- Update the CorPlan model in the study area developed for the Eastern Planning Area (EPI) to reflect the recommendations of the Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan;
- Integrate with the NW Fluvanna/SW Louisa Multimodal Corridor Study;
- Evaluate alternative transportation networks that complement the Comprehensive Plan;
- Analyze key roads and intersections in the study area given the findings of the network analysis, and
- Identify specific short-term and long-term transportation projects that can be implemented through both the public sector and as part of private development proposals.
A project study team, comprised of individuals representing Albemarle County, the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC), the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and others, as necessary, was formed to guide the study process and recommendations.