Radford University is finalizing plans to build its new health sciences facility on Roanoke’s Jefferson Street, using a site not far from its current location, a university spokesperson confirmed.
It will house all Radford University Carilion programs, including those now housed in the former Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital building at the corner of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue, as well as those at the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
The university announced three years ago that it would build a new facility, and a site study later followed. The university shared the location of the chosen site — at 930 Jefferson St. S.E. — during a Board of Visitors committee meeting earlier this month…