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Vol. 33, No. 48 | Richmond Suburban News | April 5, 2017
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Bell Creek/U.S. 360 work gets closer to completion By Mollie Hargrove Reporter MECHANICSVILLE – Construction on the relocation of the intersection of Bell Creek Road and U.S. 360 (Mechanicsville Turnpike) is expected to be finished late summer through early fall. “We are relocating Bell Creek farther east, which should help with the evening backups of the Interstate 295 northbound to Route 360 eastbound ramp, Richmond District Area Construction Engineer Brian Ramsey with the Virginia Department of Transportation said. “This ramp has a
tendency to back up all the way to mainline I-295.� According to Ramsey, the delay occurring last year was due to inclement weather, causing a storm drain to be deeply excavated to compensate for all rain drainages. This utility work has been completed and the project is continuing above ground. “We plan on switching to a new traffic pattern in four to six weeks,� Ramsey said. People will begin to see widening of the road as pavement begins to be put down. There will be a new traffic signal put in place as U.S. 360 is closed off to complete
the construction. This will give citizens better access to I-295. Construction of the project slowed down due to winter weather, which Ramsey said is not an ideal time to lay pavement or complete the utility work. People should be seeing the project making quicker improvements now that the storm drain has been installed. The cost of the relocation project is $8 million. In addition to U.S. 360 and Bell Creek Mollie Hargrove/The Local Road, improvements in the work area also This detour sign faces Colony Drive as work continues on the include Wynbrook Lane. Bell Creek Road and U.S. 360 (Mechanicsville Turnpike) project.
Scout eyes Eagle honor by connecting Gaines Mill lands with 100-foot bridge By Mollie Hargrove Reporter
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Kristen Allen, Wyatt Schneck (Boy Scout), Willy Stone (Boy Scout), Steven Winter (SCA intern), Tara Schneck (Wyatt’s mom) and Bill Fischer (Haley Auto Group volunteer) worked on the bridge Saturday at Gaines Mill.
MECHANICSVILLE – A Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 534 who is pursuing his Eagle ranking, approached the National Park Service about building a 100-foot bridge between lands that had been held by the Union and Confederate armies in the Civil War.
Wyatt Schneck contacted the Park Service about developed and soon-to-be developed lands at Gaines Mill on Cold Harbor Road in Mechanicsville. “I contacted the National Park [Service], Kristen Allen, and she said they don’t usually have things for Eagle Scouts but they just got this huge piece of land and they were
thinking about opening it up with this new bridge and battlefield,� Schneck said. The Park Service maintains the 60 acres and agreed to work with Schneck on his Eagle Scout project. In November, he asked about taking advantage of his love of history while gaining see EAGLE, pg. 25
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