Survey, geotech crews to begin work along Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County

Chris Graham

Survey, geology, and environmental crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation will soon begin working in several areas along Route 29 north of Charlottesville as preliminary engineering work begins on the Route 29 corridor improvement projects that were approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board in its annual update of the Six-Year Improvement Program.

Speed limit to increase on stretch of I-64 in Albemarle County

Chris Graham

The speed limit on a 12-mile section of Interstate 64 in western Albemarle County will increase from 65 to 70 miles per hour on Thursday, Dec. 19. The new speed zone will run from just east of the Greenwood Station Road overpass (Route 690) at milepost 106.1 to just west of the Route 29 interchange at milepost 117.7.

Expansion adds 51 jobs in Albemarle County

MicroAire Surgical Instruments announced today that it will invest $8 million to expand its operations in Albemarle County for the development of new products. The project will create 51 new jobs. “Close proximity to its company headquarters and R&D opportunities with the University of Virginia made Albemarle County an easy choice for MicroAire’s expansion project,”…