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December 5, 2018
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For U.S. 29, a flatter future lies ahead VDOT, advisory group reach consensus on problem intersection By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
If all goes according to plan, those problematic hills on U.S. 29 near Vint Hill Road could be a thing of the past as early as next summer. Blocked sightlines along that stretch of the busy roadway have led to accidents. Taking out the hills or “humps” was a solution that gained traction
during meetings the Virginia Department of Transportation has been having with the U.S. 29 New Baltimore Advisory Panel, a group representing residents, businesses and others to explore options for fixing the road. A timetable for work to start emerged during the Nov. 29 meeting of the group in Warrenton. A section of northbound U.S. 29
outside Warrenton could be closed to traffic for three weeks next summer so that two hills approaching the intersection with Vint Hill Road can be reduced. The contractor to be hired would receive financial incentives to speed the work along and cut the time northbound U.S. 29 would be blocked to traffic, explained Garrett Moore,
VDOT’s chief engineer who has been moderating the panel’s meetings. Southbound traffic on U.S. 29 will be unaffected. Fauquier County Supervisor Holder Trumbo (Scott) noted the short-term pain ahead for businesses affected by the three-week traffic diversion. See U.S. 29, Page 4
Main Street eyed for new state-owned liquor store By James Ivancic and Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writers
PHOTO BY COY FERRELL
Morgan Schaeffer, 9, a student at Brumfield Elementary School, talks to Santa Claus at GumDrop Square in the John Barton Payne Building after the Warrenton Christmas Parade Friday, Nov. 30. INSIDE Business.............................................11 Classified............................................35 Communities......................................28 Faith...................................................31
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Warrenton Mayor Carter Nevill sees a bright side in Virginia ABC’s interest in opening a new liquor store in Old Town Warrenton. If the state authority is eyeing Main Street, it must believe Old Town Warrenton has the vitality to support it, Nevill said Thursday. “I think it means that Main Street is worth investing in,” Nevill said. The new liquor store also represent an “anchor” establishment that would generate foot traffic for existing retail outlets and induce new ones to open, the mayor said. Nevill owns Carter & Spence, Ltd., a jewelry and gift store, at 41 Main St. See ABC, Page 4
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