View full story from The News & Advance. While it may be premature to do a victory lap, this is clearly a huge step forward in our collective effort.  Many additional steps need to be taken before the US 29 Bypass of Charlottesville will become a reality.  The Chamber has initiated a letter writing and email campaign asking our Chamber members, US 29 Alliance members and the public to urge VDOT to fast-track the progress and completion of the US 29 Bypass of Charlottesville. 

Senator Steve Newman in a press release said, "Route 29 Bypass could be on path to completion." Let me take a moment to commend Senator Newman, as well as Mark Peake, Ken White, Delegate Scott Garrett, Lynchburg City Council, supporting local governments, our US 29 Alliance, our Legislative Affairs Committee, and the Chamber Board of Directors for all that you have done and all that we will need to do to see this through to the end.  I would also like to note that area media have been tremendous in advancing this project.