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Route1

  • Virginia’s Route 1 history is so rich that the General Assembly has formally designated the roadway as “Historic Route 1.” On May 11 a new website, HistoricRouteone.com, was launched, featuring sites along Route 1 in Virginia. Information about the sites comes from area destination marketing organizations and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources or DHR. The site features dining, lodging, shopping, history and heritage sites, museums, sports and recreation sites, and roadside wonders that encourage visitors to get off the interstates and experience local attractions. The site also features an interactive timeline and compelling fast facts about the route. Additional content for states from Maine to Florida will soon follow. The site was made possible through a partnership between DHR and the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau through a grant from DHR’s Cost Share Program.
  • Pilot production has begun at Sabra Dipping Company's new $60 million, state-of-the-art food processing plant facility. The company is working with the Virginia Employment Commission on the hiring process and hopes to be in full operation by the end of May.
  • At the Walthall Enterchange, Kenco Logistic Services will be adding new jobs and investing $1.6 million at its current site. Kenco manages facilities for the automotive, food, textile, appliance and healthcare industries. A Nissan/Kia dealership also is coming to Ruffin Mill Road at the entrance of Walthall near Priority Toyota. The company will employ 50-75 people.
  • Students from three high schools, including Thomas Dale, recently competed in a Future Business Leaders of America regional event. Chesterfield students won 34 awards, and Matoaca High was recognized as the largest local FBLA chapter. Thomas Dale’s first-place winners and their categories are Mathis Seal, business calculations; Mallory Seal, business math; Spencer Franklin, computer problem solving; Johnny Partin, economics; Mason Foster, Monique Gachet and Brice Gibbs-Wilson, entrepreneurship; Allison Partin, introduction to business communication; and Daniel Cribb, technology concepts.
  • Construction is under way on a Chesterfield Road Fund project (50 percent state and 50 percent county funds) to improve the curve and intersection on Branders Bridge Road at Bradley Bridge Road. It is expected to be completed in July.
  • Construction will begin this summer on two improvements to Happy Hill Road. The first will improve the curve south of Goodman Road, and the second will add shoulders from Tarris Lane toward Longmeadow Boulevard.
  • Vulcan Materials Company has leased an additional 12,360 square feet of space in Ironbridge Commons. Vulcan produces aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel, that are used in nearly all forms of construction, particularly to build roads and non-residential properties.
  • A project to construct a sidewalk on Route 1 between Bensley Commons Boulevard and Tower Road has begun and should be completed in late May.