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The University of Virginia is moving forward with plans to give the intersection of Emmet Street and Ivy Road a complete makeover.

On Friday, the Board of Visitors held a last-minute add-on vote to approve the “long-term framework” for a plan to make major changes to the intersection, which lies on the northern edge of UVa Grounds.

Among other things, the plan would tear down the Cavalier Inn and replace it with a greenway; add right-turn lanes to northbound and southbound Emmet Street; and add new pedestrian walkways between future buildings and Central Grounds.

The objective is to connect North Grounds with the rest of UVa, and create a “gateway” for visitors driving in from the north. In the long term, officials want to relieve vehicle traffic and promote pedestrian and bike paths.

The hope is to make a congested part of Grounds into a more “park-like” setting, said Kevin J. Fay, who chairs the board’s Building and Grounds Committee. Fay said administrators have been mapping out the project for the last two years.

“The reason we’re voting today is so we can start having conversations with people that are not theoretical,” Fay said.