Henrico obtains $69M for 5 major road projects

Some Henrico residents may see their flood insurance rates change when the county adopts new Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps April 25. The county’s board of supervisors officially approved the maps at their Tuesday meeting.

Henrico is required to use these maps to remain a part of the FEMA national flood insurance program.

“We are actively working to join the FEMA Community Rating Program, which would provide a discount on flood insurance premiums to our residents — I won’t spoil what that discount is yet — but our ordinance is a key part of that,” explained County Floodplain and Dam Safety Manager Kristin Owen.

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The board also approved agreements with the Central Virginia Transportation Authority to help fund several transportation projects:

• Magellan Parkway – A new four-lane highway between Englewood Farms Drive and Scott Road, including a bridge over I-95. Construction is expected to begin in November.

• GreenCity Connector – This road will add nearly a mile of paved shared-use path along Athens Road and Scott Road and rebuilding the Scott Road Bridge over I-95 for pedestrian and bicycle use only. Construction is expected to begin in September.

• Brook Road – This project will make changes between Villa Park Drive and Hilliard Road to improve traffic flow and provide more pedestrian accommodations. Construction is expected to begin in July 2026.

• North Gayton Road – The project will involve construction of a new interchange at North Gayton and I-64, rebuilding the West Broad and I-64 intersection in Short Pump, and improving I-295 between I-64 and Nuckols Road. Construction is expected to begin in 2026.

• Woodman Road – The project will widen Woodman to a four-lane divided roadway with a shared-use path and sidewalk between Hungary Road and Mountain Road. Construction is expected to begin in May 2028.

These five projects are estimated to cost approximately $113.4 million, and the CVTA will provide $69.8 million in funding.

“These funds really come from you, the taxpayers, and then go back to the county,” noted Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas. “Mr. [Terrell] Hughes [Henrico’s director of Public Works] has been very successful obtaining these funds.”

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In other matters, the board authorized $7 million in spending, including $2 million to purchase land for parking lots for the Henrico Sports and Events Center and four proposals totaling nearly $5 million on housing and homeless programs, some of which came from unspent federal funds.

The first of those four involves the allocation of $4.5 million in funding to the Henrico Economic Development Authority to support the revitalization of housing in the community. The second will allocated $220,000 of unspent U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds for a home rehabilitation program serving lower-income senior citizens and disabled adults.

The county also will give $186,000 of unspent federal COVID relief funding to homeless and family crisis programs provided by Commonwealth Catholic Charities and HumanKind. And it will provide another $50,000 in funding for Phase III of the Carter Woods affordable housing development for seniors in Eastern Henrico.

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Finally, supervisors awarded a $2 million one-year contract for B&B Signal Company to install, repair, and replace traffic signals as needed and also awarded a $850,000 one-year contract to L.S. Lee Inc. for guardrail repairs, removal, and upgrades as needed. Both contracts may be renewed up to twice.

Additionally, the board appointed Shane Oberholtzer, president of eTEC Mechanical Corporation, to the Board of Building Code Appeals.