The Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and state Sen. Steve Newman are seeking help from the governor and attorney general to solve “a 20-year impasse on the proposed Charlottesville bypass of U.S. 29.”

Charlottesvile was to have acquired right-of-way and planned a bypass for the highway, and accepted $50 million in state funds to do so.

Albemarle County continues to route U.S. 29 through a commercial strip with about 20 traffic lights.

Homeowners, especially commuters, would benefit from a less congested highway with fewer delays.

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