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Historical-Fig t1_iwc0a31 wrote

Reply to comment by Ear_Enthusiast in Surf’s up for Chesterfield’s The Lake - Virginia Business by Charlesinrichmond

I don’t know enough about the proposed Powhite North yet to make an informed decision yet but my initial reaction is that, in theory anyway, it should help alleviate some of the heavy Hull st traffic from 288 down to Magnolia Green but time will tell. That being said, I used to live in Amelia and as they started building west and putting in new stop lights, I’d joke that it takes me 30 mins just to get to where it takes me 30 mins to get into town. Progress… what can you do.

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memorex00 t1_iwc2n7k wrote

Yes, but I'm curious about something. Have they started the construction yet? I haven't seen anything about that and what is the timeline for completing this project? I can't imagine it will be done anytime soon (within 5 years?)

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Historical-Fig t1_iwcah3b wrote

That’s kind of why I don’t know enough about it… first; it really doesn’t matter what I think, it’ll happen or not happen regardless of my thoughts on the matter and second; I haven’t seen anything actually confirming it’s even going to happen other than rumors here on Reddit. As far as a timeline of completion, I think 5 years is ambitious for any roadwork in C’field… I remember when they widened Courthouse rd… that took 10 years and was a fairly straightforward expansion… can you imagine how long they’ll take with a brand new major highway. I’d say the 288 extension wasn’t too bad but that was only like 5 miles of road they were responsible for, plus the added pressure from the other counties to meet the deadlines.

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hi_revver t1_iwegset wrote

It's funny. I was talking to a retired Chesterfield cop friend of mine the other night about the Powhite extension. He said when he joined the force in 1991 all the maps they used had the proposed extension already on them. In 1991. They haven't been able to get it together in 31 years so I can't imagine much is going to get done in the next 5 unless they've been saving all those tolls we've been paying. Until then 360 west is just going to continue to be brutal. But hey, at least we get new chain restaurants every couple miles!

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memorex00 t1_iwmxxkh wrote

Check out the proposed East/West freeway. It’s been there forever.

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