ConnectRVA 2045 draft plan proposes $2B in funding for Henrico transportation projects
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The long-term vision to guide the Richmond region’s transportation investments and support its mobility needs is approaching its adoption date.
The ConnectRVA 2045 plan is expected to be adopted this fall by the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization, which created it as part of a process that began in 2019, according to the ConnectRVA website. The RRTPO updates its 25-year transportation plan every five years.
The plan covers the nine RRTPO member localities: the town of Ashland, Charles City County, Chesterfield County, Goochland County, Hanover County, Henrico County, New Kent County, Powhatan County and the city of Richmond.
ConnectRVA features a universe of projects that could possibly be funded through 2045, said Sharon Smidler, the transportation development division director for Henrico’s Department of Public Works, at an Aug. 10 Henrico Board of Supervisors work session.
Potential Henrico projects comprise nearly one-third of the proposed funding allocation, followed by Chesterfield projects (22%) and Richmond projects (12%), Smidler said.
Notable projects in the county include the Fall Line Trail, improvements to the N. Gayton Road and I-64 interchange and Parham Road and I-64 interchange, additions to local bus transit routes and pedestrian connections.
In total, the more than 210 Henrico-based projects included in the draft list would cost $2.09 billion, Smidler said.
A public review period of the draft plan will occur from Aug. 16 through Sep. 15 with a combination of in-person and virtual meeting options, Smidler said. Additional meetings will be held towards the end of September before the draft plan is adopted in October, she said.
Henrico is represented on the RRTPO by Tuckahoe District Supervisor Patricia O’Bannon and Fairfield District Supervisor Frank Thornton, with Three Chopt District Supervisor Thomas Branin serving as an alternate.
