Proposed
Route 677 (Broomley Road) Bridge, Albemarle County |
| Replacement of bridge over Buckingham-Branch Railroad |
Project at a Glance
Estimated April 2015
Cost
$4.677 million (2013-2018 Six-Year Improvement Program estimate)
Lengths and Limits
0.09 mile; from 0.06 to 0.15 mile north of Route 250
Locality
Albemarle
District
Culpeper
Contact
Brian Arnold
540-829-7557
Project Purpose
The purpose of this project is to replace the aged Route 677 (Broomley Road) bridge over the Buckingham-Branch Railroad tracks in Ivy. The existing bridge is deteriorated and has been posted with a 10-ton weight limit.
What Is Proposed?
The Route 677 bridge over the Buckingham-Branch Railroad will be replaced with a single-span steel truss bridge. The new bridge will meet current design standards and will be capable of carrying all legal loads.
VDOT proposes closing Route 677 to through traffic during construction, which is anticipated to last seven months. The detour route will be Route 677 (Old Ballard Road) to Route 676/678 (Owensville Road) to Route 250 (Ivy Road).
A 2011 count shows that 740 vehicles use Route 677 daily.
Project Costs
Total Cost: $4,677,092
Engineering of Roadway Plans: $760,000
Right of Way Acquisition and Utility Relocation: $808,574
Construction: $3,108,518
These costs are preliminary planning estimates and subject to change as the project is finalized.
Project Schedule
Public hearing: December 20, 2012, 5-7 p.m.
Murray Elementary School
3251 Morgantown Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Public comment period ends: January 2, 2013
Right of way acquisition and utility relocation: July 2013
Construction advertisement: December 2014
Construction start: April 2015
Resources and Project Information
Materials for the Dec. 20 public hearing:
Public hearing brochure 
(117 KB)
Public hearing comment sheet (88 KB)
