Chambers of commerce along U.S. 29 corridor endorse Western Bypass

Albemarle County

“The chambers of commerce in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Danville and Roanoke have sent a letter to Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Lane expressing support for the Western Bypass of U.S. 29. In the seven-page letter released today, the regional chambers said maintaining the project’s momentum is essential to Virginia’s long-term highway safety and economic development.

‘We respect the views of those citizens and organizations who have expended their energy opposing the project, but they are inaccurate in their assessment of the value and need of the project,’ the letter stated. ‘The facts are clear: The U.S. 29 Western Bypass will improve transportation safety and access, and the environmental impacts can and will be managed properly.’

The letter is endorsed by Timothy Hulbert, president of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce; Christine Kennedy, executive vice president of the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce; Laurie Moran, president of the Pittsylvania-Danville Chamber of Commerce; and Joyce Waugh, president of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce.

As planned, the bypass would be 6.2 miles long and cost about $244 million. The letter says more than 20,000 people work in jobs on or along the current U.S. 29 corridor in the Charlottesville region.”

~Writes the Daily Progress

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