At a public meeting Aug. 7 at the Varina Library, more than 100 people came out to hear what changes county and state officials may be planning for Route 5/New Osborne Turnpike corridor – and to provide their own ideas.
The event was billed as a workshop-style gathering at which county officials and construction contractors from the Kimley-Horn company helped residents give input about areas of concern along that state road, which is also known as New Market Road and is a major artery through Varina.
Sudha Mudgade, a capital projects manager with the Henrico County department of Public Works Transportation Development Division, explained to the crowd that the county, along with the Virginia Department of Transportation and the City of Richmond, already had collected traffic data about the corridor…