Henrico County Government announced via its official Twitter account that work on a new project is expected to begin in August 2025 and be completed in about a year. The series of posts, published on July 22, 2025, detail actions taken by the county’s Board regarding transportation infrastructure and funding.
In a tweet posted at 23:56 UTC, Henrico County Government stated, “Work is expected to begin in August and be completed in about a year: https://t.co/Opa2KtSKjT”.
At 23:57 UTC the same day, the county added, “The Board has approved a resolution authorizing the county to apply to the Virginia Dept of Transportation for federal matching grants from the Transportation Alternatives Program.”
A subsequent post at 23:58 UTC elaborated on potential funding sources for local trail construction projects. The tweet read, “The grants would reimburse up to $2.5M of costs for construction of multi-use trails as part of the New Market Heights Trail project: https://t.co/hWiW8G9tZT”.
Henrico County is home to one public school district with an enrollment of over 50,000 students during the 2023-24 academic year (source). Black students made up approximately 35.7% of this population, while white students accounted for nearly one-third (source). Deep Run High School had the highest overall enrollment among high schools in the county during that period (source).
These developments follow ongoing efforts by Henrico County officials to secure federal support for local infrastructure improvements through programs such as those administered by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
