VDOT project aims to improve pedestrian access along West Broad Street near Willow Lawn
The $2 million project will include improved sidewalks, ramps, crosswalks, and pedestrian signals.
West Broad Street near the Willow Lawn area could soon become a little more friendly and accessible to pedestrians and those with disabilities, thanks to some proposed improvements from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
From VDOT:
VDOT is proposing pedestrian accommodations along West Broad Street (Route 250) between the I-64 interchange and the Richmond City line in Henrico County. Accommodations include sidewalks, ramps, crosswalks, and pedestrian signals through seven intersections including, Forest Avenue, Dickens Road, the entrance to the Home Depot, Horsepen Road, Libbie Avenue, the entrance to Libbie Place and Willow Lawn Drive.
The project is currently in the design phase. Construction should begin over the winter. The total cost of the already-funded work is around $2 million, and should wrap up by the winter of 2017.
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Trevor Dickerson
Trevor Dickerson loves all things Richmond and manages RVANews’ West of the Boulevard and West End community sites.
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These type of human improvements in car centric Henrico are welcomed and long overdue. Am always amazed that Richmond’s most heavily trafficked road lacks basics such as sidewalks and cross walks. Instead, in much of Henrico you’ll find dirt paths on Broad St. which is pretty pathetic actually.
It would be nice if this includes a walkway on the 64 overpass. It seems like half the time I am driving on Broad there is someone walking on the side of the road and there really isn’t much room. However, based on the cost of the whole project it doesn’t seem likely that is included.
Henrico as a whole is pathetic. Are you surprised. Move to the city people the only place there are actual neighborhoods.
This such a welcome project. I would love to see it expand to other parts of the county, there are a lot of very heavily traveled streets that give pedestrians very few options (especially if they happen to have young children or have to maneuver a stroller).
The section of Broad between Altria’s HQ and Willow Lawn can often times be like a real life version of Frogger.