Everybody else has a bypass
Published: November 4, 2009
Another U.S. 29 bypass article, this time in the Oct. 29 Daily Progress (“Some officials still want U.S. 29 eastern bypass), brought to mind a recent trip my wife and I took to attend a wedding in the Atlanta area. We drove the U.S. 29 corridor to Interstate 85 into the Atlanta suburbs. In 500 miles we observed about a half dozen stoplights, all in Virginia: one at Lovingston and a few south of Lynchburg. The only city we saw was Greensboro, N.C.
There are 15 stoplights on U.S. 29 between Airport Road and the U.S. 250 Bypass intersection in Charlottesville.
My gut feeling was embarrassment that as a long-time area resident, my community has so stubbornly refused to accept its own bypass.
I find the entire U.S. 29 corridor from Northern Virginia through North Carolina to be a relatively enjoyable ride, except for Charlottesville.
I am sure there have been many sacrifices made in terms of land-taking to build bypasses around the other numerous cities. What is our problem, really?
Phil Grimm
Albemarle County
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I prefer seeing towns when I travel and avoid bypasses. This way I get to see America rather than a highway and a few trees. I also get to eat and go to the washroom.
Phil, I read your letter again and just had to laugh. So, you are embarresed by our not having a bypass?
So you are saying that a bypass would be something you would be proud of? I simply cant understand why.
Bypasses kill towns, business. Look at what happened to Standardsville, and thousands of oyher small towns across America. Takes 10 minutes to get through the area you are talking about if you hit the lights the right way.
Quit your moaning.
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