Shockoe Valley Streets Improvement Project
Project Summary and Scope
Shockoe Valley Streets Improvment smart scale project provides a comprehensive set of improvements in the vicinity of the Broad Street interchange. Some of the corridors and intersections improvements based on Traffic analysis will include Oliver Hill &Venable Street (newly proposed roundabout ), Venable St and 18th street (new roundabout), Mosby and Venable St (Roundabout), 17th Street and Broad Street (new traffic signal), MLK bridge, Mosby and “O” Street (new roundabout). Some streets like 18th Street from Balding to Broad and Oliver Hill from Broad will be converted after traffic analysis from one-way to two-way traffic. The goals of this project is to improve safety , improve multi modal Transportation, Environmental Sustainability , Econimic development and land use .
VDOT conducted a planning study in 2012-2013 of the I-95/64 Overlap area in the City of Richmond and Henrico County. The purpose of this study was to identify potential transportation and safety improvements within the study area. Several potential improvements were identified, including the “I-95 Broad Street Interchange Area” project. In June 2016 this project was selected as a HB-2 project (now called smart scale) and awarded $28,043,000 in federal allocations in VDOT’s Six-Year plan.
Please check the project website at www.shockoevalleystreets.com for regular updates on the Project development .
Part of the Project Written Studies, Reports, Presentation
For Milestones Written Studies, Reports, Presentation prepared for use of employees
UPC 109310 VDOT Current Schedule.pdf
Project Milestones:
Utility Field Inspection…………….11/21
Public Hearing………………………....Fall 2025
Final UDC and CPC………………………….Fall 2025
RW acquisition Fall 2025 to Fall 2026
Utility relocation Summer 2026 to Summer 2027
Final plans and VDOT approval Late Summer 2027
Advertisement ……………………….Fall 2026
Award ………………………….Early 2028
Start construction …………………..spring 2028 pending project to be fully funded
Construction Completion………..Spring 2030 pending fully funded Project
Project Funding
This project is funded through smart scale Federal funds at no cost to the City, however due to inflation and rising cost estimates of materials and labor project is short funded, City is seeking additional funding sources cover the shortfall of funds, breakdown of funding is as follows:
P.E = $ 4,243,000
RW and Utility relocation= $ 9,785,000
Construction Cost = $ 36,658,000
Total Project Funding = $ 50,686.000
Project Status Updates
Project is currently in detailed design with 70% plans submitted in August 2023. Project presented to UDC on June 6th , 2019 for Location Character and extent and City Planning Commission on June 17th, 2019 for conceptual approval. conceptual design is completed, project is now moving to detailed design stage and filing historic reports with department of historic resources for environmental review . Phase II archaeological and historic resources are underway till end of March 2023. New draft DHR report is submitted in 03/23 with mitigation measures sought to avoid impacting any potential Archaeological or Historical sites. Received and executed MOA from DHR on 08/15/25. Currently preparing NEPA document
Permit, information is listed below. For details please call the Department of Planning, Development and Review at 804-646-4169.
TBD
Expenses (costs are reported quarterly)
Total expenditures to date as of 9/2025 is $ 3,800,000 for design efforts
Project Contact Information, if you have questions about this project please contact this individual.
For information about the details of any project first contact the public information office for the department running the project. For most projects the following people can help:
- Department of Public Works Adel Edward Adel.edward@rva.gov (804) 646-6584
Performance Measures and Benchmarks
. Project is not yet fully funded
Project Overall Status (Active, Pending or Complete)
Active
Ordinance Information
Ordinance no 2016-276 to enter project agreement with VDOT
Ordinance No 2016-285 to accept funds form VDOT
Signed City State agreement with VDOT for Project # U000-127-972 , UPC 109310
Contract Information
Design contract with RK&K up to final design in an amount of $ 3,500,000 and contract No 17000023004 with two other design supplements .
