The Commute
Try, try, try to let it ride…
Trapped on sets of wheels,
So close and so far away:
Rush hour traffic.
Ashley Simpson— University of Virginia
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Published: April 25, 2008
Updated: April 25, 2008
Easy Livin’ on the roadway today. Watch for some minor delays out and about and a few loose large animals. Oh, and if you’re illegally parked in the city, watch out. Tow trucks are coming to get you…
Route 20 near Beaumont Farm:
Ponies horsing around the roadway. Watch for four-legged critters with not enough horse-sense to say nay.
I-64 from Richmond to Staunton: Nothing reported.
U.S. 250 from Richmond to Afton: Nothing reported.
U.S. 29 from Lovingston to Madison: Nothing reported.
U.S. 33 from Stanardsville to Louisa: Nothing reported.
U.S. 15 from Madison to Buckingham: Nothing reported.
Route 20 from Orange to Scottsville: Nothing reported.
Streets to be closed for Saturday’s Dogwood Parade
McIntire Road from Preston Avenue to Harris Street: Closed from 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as staging area for bands and floats
Market Street from McIntire Road to 7th Street: Closed from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
7th Street from Market Street to High Street: Closed from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
High Street from 7th Street to McIntire Road: Closed from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Foxfield Shuttle
Charlottesville Transit Service on Saturday will run shuttles to the Foxfield races every 15 minutes between 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.. Pickup points are Scott Stadium, the UVa Chapel, and the Judge Adjutant General school parking lot. Return shuttle service will run from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and will return customers to original pick up locations. The Foxfield shuttle is $10 cash fare payable upon boarding. Please have exact fare, drivers cannot make change.
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