The effort to extend Fairground Road in Goochland continues to move forward after the completion of a roundabout at its intersection with Sandy Hook Road.
Government
Grant program renewed to spur redevelopment along Route 1 in Chesterfield
The county has extended the expiration date of the Route 1 Revitalization Incentive Program for projects along the corridor between the city limit and Old Bermuda Hundred Road.
Shockoe area plan adopted after four-year effort
The 150-page document in the works since 2020 aims to balance development and preservation interests as a supplement to the citywide Richmond 300 plan.
VUU tower signs stay dark as repair work, permit violations continue
According to the city, the signs couldn’t be turned on even if underway repair work was finished, due to a lingering permitting issue that remains unresolved.
City Council approves shelter capacity increases; Northside businesses plan to file injunction
The approvals are first steps in what councilmembers have described as a larger, long-term plan to increase capacity across the city with potentially a shelter in each of its nine magisterial districts.
Co-conspirator in Richmond public works fraud case gets 14-month prison sentence
The sentence for Shaun Lindsey, a former senior administrative technician with the department, is roughly half what her ex-boss received last week for his role in the three-year scheme that defrauded the city of over $600,000 in contracts.
JLARC OKs VCU Health review in light of failed downtown project
The state-led study into the health system’s governance structure comes as a request to examine its $73 million project exit payment has been forwarded to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Northside businesses wary of city’s plan to add shelter capacity on Chamberlayne Ave.
A neighborhood association told a city committee it would take legal action if council approves the proposal this Monday.
Former Richmond public works official gets 27-month prison sentence in fraud case
The former senior manager pled guilty in July to defrauding the city of over $600,000 in contracts. His wife also was sentenced Tuesday, while a second co-conspirator is to be sentenced next week.
Chesterfield nearing completion of $65 million Route 10 widening project
The expansion created eight travel lanes along Route 10 between Bermuda Triangle Road and Rivers Bend Boulevard and six lanes on a stretch of Meadowville Road.