Almost there.........

I can't wait for this road to be finished. This will cut so much time and traffic headaches for we Enonians (is that a word?) that want to travel to the fashionable west end and Short Pump, not to mention the trip to C-Ville.

Route 288 segment to open Friday

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Thursday, August 26, 2004

A key section of state Route 288, including its bridge over the James River, is set to open about 3 p.m. Friday.

The Virginia Department of Transportation today announced plans to open the 7-mile stretch from state Route 6 (Patterson Avenue) in eastern Goochland County to U.S. 60 (Midlothian Turnpike) in western Chesterfield County.

Officials are urging motorists to use extreme caution as construction crews are continuing to work on the road.

The new section will cut the driving time of motorists who travel the distant suburbs west of Richmond, particularly between western Chesterfield and Henrico counties.

The new section includes interchanges at Route 6 and U.S. 60, as well as state Route 711 (Huguenot Trail) in eastern Powhatan County.

Tomorrow's scheduled opening will leave one section of Route 288 to be opened. That section, from U.S. 60 south to where Route 288 currently ends at Lucks Lane, is expected to open later this fall.

Once complete, Route 288 will link Interstate 95 in southeastern Chesterfield to Interstate 64 in eastern Goochland and be part of a network of roads circling through Richmond's outer suburbs.

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