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The completed roadway bike lane on the north side of Richmond Road, from the intersection of Croaker Road to Norge Crossing Shopping Center, with newly constructed sidewalks alongside Richmond Road. Courtesy of VDOT
The completed roadway bike lane on the north side of Richmond Road, from the intersection of Croaker Road to Norge Crossing Shopping Center, with newly constructed sidewalks alongside Richmond Road. Courtesy of VDOT
Virginia Gazette reporter Sam Schaffer (Photo submitted by Sam Schaffer)
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NORGE — After about a year of construction, sidewalk and roadway improvements on Richmond Road in the Norge section of James City County are largely completed, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The improvements were part of VDOT’s Route 60 Sidewalk and Bikeway Improvement Project, according to a release from VDOT. The project aims to improve pedestrian and bicycle access on the road between Croaker and Old Church roads to support nearby residential and commercial areas.

The sidewalks should now meet the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act, VDOT said.

According to the release, the project included the widening of sidewalks, construction of a new roadway bike lane from Croaker Road to the Norge Crossing Shopping Center and the addition of a crosswalk with an upgraded traffic signal at the intersection of Richmond Road and Norge Lane.

The newly constructed sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalk with an upgraded pedestrian signal at the intersection of Richmond Road and Norge Lane with connection to a new pedestrian crossing on Richmond Road. Courtesy of VDOT
The newly constructed sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalk with an upgraded pedestrian signal at the intersection of Richmond Road and Norge Lane with connection to a new pedestrian crossing on Richmond Road. Courtesy of VDOT

The $1.6 million project is being undertaken by the J.S.G. Corp. of Williamsburg. The project is slated to be completely finished, landscaping and all, in the fall, according to VDOT.

To learn about other VDOT projects, including the Croaker Road Widening Project in the Norge area, visit vdot.virginia.gov/projects/hampton-roads-district/croaker-road-widening.

Sam Schaffer, samuel.schaffer@virginiamedia.com 

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