Route 288 About 75% Complete

The Route 288 project is now about 75% complete, and much of the grading work is nearly finished.

Work did slow because of the holidays and an unusually wet fall. The earthwork is now about 87% complete and the asphalt work 23% complete. Drainage work is under way. This work will allow water to flow away from the pavement, which helps to prevent erosion and damage to the road.

The Lucks Lane overpass and a portion of Route 288, from Route 76 to the Lucks Lane interchange is already open to motorists.

The new 17.5 miles of Route 288 are being built in three segments between the Powhite Parkway Extention (Route 76) in Chesterfield County and Interstate 64 in Goochland County. VDOT is managing two of the three segments. One VDOT-managed segment of Route 288 stretches from Route 76 to Charter Colony Parkway in Chesterfield County and the other VDOT-managed segment stretches from Charter Colony Parkway to the Powhatan County line.

APAC-Virginia Special Projects Division, Inc. oversees construction on the rest of Route 288, from the Powhatan County line to I-64 in Goochland County, funded under Virginia’s Public-Private Transportation (PPTA) of 1995.

The entire project is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2003.

For more information visit www.route288.com.