Drive to the eastern end of Jefferson Avenue in Newport News and you’ll mainly find warehouses, industrial buildings and parking lots before the roadway terminates at the James River.
But in a few years, this area will play host to a revamped waterside seafood market, where citizens can eat the catch of the day as commercial fishing vessels sail by, if all goes according to plan.
Construction is underway to revamp the city’s Seafood Industrial Park (SIP) to include a public market for retail seafood sales, vendor stalls for food-based businesses, an area for food trucks, and a section of pier where recreational boats will be able to dock…