
Charlottesville traffic alerts
The intersection of McIntire Road and the Route 250 Bypass in Charlottesville will be closed overnight on Monday, August 18th and Tuesday, August 19th from 7pm to 6am to erect steel bridge girders.

The intersection of McIntire Road and the Route 250 Bypass in Charlottesville will be closed overnight on Monday, August 18th and Tuesday, August 19th from 7pm to 6am to erect steel bridge girders.

On August 16, 2014, Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) will implement a new service schedule. Changes to the schedule include minor route alignment tweaks, frequency adjustments, and an increase in service hours.

Members of the City of Charlottesville Fire Department and Charlottesville Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 2363, along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will host a special event to celebrate their 60-year partnership and kick off the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to benefit children and adults affected by muscle disease throughout the Charlottesville area.

The Charlottesville City Sheriff’s Office will offer a one day basic self-defense training on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The public is invited to see the concept that has been developed for the future of West Main Street in Charlottesville.

Repairs to the bridge carrying eastbound I-64 over Route 29 (Monacan Trail) in Charlottesville will affect traffic at exit 118B next week.

Congresman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) attended a ceremony at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. in honor of World War II veterans who received the French Legion of Honor, the highest decoration in France, for their service on D-Day.

WriterHouse and C-Ville Weekly have teamed up to revamp Charlottesville’s annual writing contest, and the results are in!

The Charlottesville campus of American National University (www.an.edu) has announced the graduates in the class of 2014.

In the summer and fall of 2014, Altenergy Incorporated is helping two Virginia Solarize programs make solar easier and more affordable than ever.
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