A mile marker at Chester Linear Park. The proposed Fall Line trail would largely feature new construction but would also link existing trails on the route. (BizSense file photos)
Henrico breaks ground on its segment of Fall Line trail
Henrico marked the start of work on its portion of the Fall Line last week.
First up is a quarter-mile segment from Bryan Park to Spring Park, which will feature 1,400 feet of 12-foot-wide, asphalt-paved trail and a push-button signalized crossing on Lakeside Avenue.
Rockville-based Blakemore Construction has been awarded a $700,000 contract to do the work.
The Fall Line, a project that’s been years in the making, is a 43-mile trail for bicyclists and pedestrians planned to run from Ashland to Petersburg.
The county’s total segment of the trail will run 7.5 miles between Bryan Park in Richmond to the Chickahominy River, which is the county’s border with Hanover.
The Henrico portions of the Fall Line project are anticipated to be completed by fall 2026 at a cost of about $52 million, of which $36 million is regional funds from the Central Virginia Transportation Authority, according to a county news release. Federal, state and local funds from the CVTA will also be used.
The Fall Line trail is a planned 43-mile paved trail from Petersburg to Ashland.
At the ground-breaking ceremony, nonprofit Sports Backers, which is involved in the Fall Line project, announced plans to relocate its headquarters to the former Bank of America branch at 4921 Lakeside Ave., a property that Henrico bought to use as a Fall Line trailhead.
Chesterfield carves out piece of Upper Magnolia property for new high school
Chesterfield has selected the site of a future high school for the western part of the county.
The county announced last week that it had identified property on Duval Road, west of its intersection with Otterdale Road, for the new 2,400-seat school planned to open by August 2027.
The new school is intended to relieve student growth at Cosby High School. Cosby opened in 2006 and is currently operating 100% above its capacity, per a county news release.
The land is already owned by the county, and is situated on the 700-acre eastern portion of the Upper Magnolia Green site, which was rezoned last year to make way for new schools and residential development. The acreage is adjacent to the 1,700-acre site the county rezoned last year to create a new technology park.
The school project was approved in the 2022 bond referendum.
Chesterfield underway on improvements to softball facility to create sports tourism venue
Chesterfield has earmarked about $5 million to fund improvements to six existing softball fields at Harry G. Daniel Park on Ironbridge Road.
The plan is to revamp the facility to make it a better contender for sports tourism events. Chesterfield officials have identified the park’s softball fields as a complement to the county’s River City Sportsplex, a 115-acre youth sports tournament facility that powers much of the county’s sports tourism revenue.
A plan showing improvements to softball fields at Daniel Park in Chesterfield.
Work is underway on the project, which includes resurfacing play areas, new restrooms, parking lot improvements, new dugouts and other upgrades. The fields are expected to reopen and start hosting events in early June 2024.
A mile marker at Chester Linear Park. The proposed Fall Line trail would largely feature new construction but would also link existing trails on the route. (BizSense file photos)
Henrico breaks ground on its segment of Fall Line trail
Henrico marked the start of work on its portion of the Fall Line last week.
First up is a quarter-mile segment from Bryan Park to Spring Park, which will feature 1,400 feet of 12-foot-wide, asphalt-paved trail and a push-button signalized crossing on Lakeside Avenue.
Rockville-based Blakemore Construction has been awarded a $700,000 contract to do the work.
The Fall Line, a project that’s been years in the making, is a 43-mile trail for bicyclists and pedestrians planned to run from Ashland to Petersburg.
The county’s total segment of the trail will run 7.5 miles between Bryan Park in Richmond to the Chickahominy River, which is the county’s border with Hanover.
The Henrico portions of the Fall Line project are anticipated to be completed by fall 2026 at a cost of about $52 million, of which $36 million is regional funds from the Central Virginia Transportation Authority, according to a county news release. Federal, state and local funds from the CVTA will also be used.
The Fall Line trail is a planned 43-mile paved trail from Petersburg to Ashland.
At the ground-breaking ceremony, nonprofit Sports Backers, which is involved in the Fall Line project, announced plans to relocate its headquarters to the former Bank of America branch at 4921 Lakeside Ave., a property that Henrico bought to use as a Fall Line trailhead.
Chesterfield carves out piece of Upper Magnolia property for new high school
Chesterfield has selected the site of a future high school for the western part of the county.
The county announced last week that it had identified property on Duval Road, west of its intersection with Otterdale Road, for the new 2,400-seat school planned to open by August 2027.
The new school is intended to relieve student growth at Cosby High School. Cosby opened in 2006 and is currently operating 100% above its capacity, per a county news release.
The land is already owned by the county, and is situated on the 700-acre eastern portion of the Upper Magnolia Green site, which was rezoned last year to make way for new schools and residential development. The acreage is adjacent to the 1,700-acre site the county rezoned last year to create a new technology park.
The school project was approved in the 2022 bond referendum.
Chesterfield underway on improvements to softball facility to create sports tourism venue
Chesterfield has earmarked about $5 million to fund improvements to six existing softball fields at Harry G. Daniel Park on Ironbridge Road.
The plan is to revamp the facility to make it a better contender for sports tourism events. Chesterfield officials have identified the park’s softball fields as a complement to the county’s River City Sportsplex, a 115-acre youth sports tournament facility that powers much of the county’s sports tourism revenue.
A plan showing improvements to softball fields at Daniel Park in Chesterfield.
Work is underway on the project, which includes resurfacing play areas, new restrooms, parking lot improvements, new dugouts and other upgrades. The fields are expected to reopen and start hosting events in early June 2024.