
Traffic Alert: Route 250 Bypass in Charlottesville
Paving is scheduled for the Route 250 Bypass between Park Street and Rugby Avenue starting on Monday, April 20th to Friday, April 24th. Work will occur during the hours of 9am – 4pm weekdays.

Paving is scheduled for the Route 250 Bypass between Park Street and Rugby Avenue starting on Monday, April 20th to Friday, April 24th. Work will occur during the hours of 9am – 4pm weekdays.

City of Charlottesville officials will meet with representatives from Smart Growth America on April 28 and 29 as part of a free, grant-funded technical assistance program.

In collaboration with the Tom Tom Founders Festival, Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) has decided to keep one of its retired buses in service a bit longer.

After 37 years of service, Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner has announced that he will retire from the City of Charlottesville in the summer of 2015.

Satyendra Huja, Mayor of Charlottesville, is once again joining mayors across the country in asking residents to make a commitment to conserve water and cut pollution by taking part in the 4th Annual Wyland Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation from April 1st -30th.

An oyster shell recycling program through Virginia Commonwealth University’s Rice Rivers Center has expanded its operations to Charlottesville.

Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) is gearing up to upgrade to its fareboxes in mid-May. The transit system plans to replace its aging SPX (formally known as GFI) CENTSaBILL fareboxes with new EZ Fareboxes designed by the Trapeze Group.

University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan today issued the following statement regarding the results of the Charlottesville Police Department investigation of the allegations described in a November 2014 Rolling Stone article:

On November 19, 2014 an article appeared in Rolling Stone magazine depicting a violent sexual assault of a University of Virginia student identified as “Jackie.”

The entrance ramps from Route 29 (Emmet Street) southbound onto the Route 250 Bypass will be closed overnight Thursday while construction crews restripe lane markings on the westbound ramp where it will be widened for an additional lane.
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