RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond’s Jahnke Road improvement project will finally start after more than a decade of promises for better road conditions.

According to the city website, the project was adopted in 2014 to make safety improvements from Blakemore Road to Forest Hill Avenue. The project didn't reach construction phase until now, nearly a decade later.

The $30 million project, funded by federal dollars, will take two years to complete. Safety improvements include a dedicated sidewalk, bike lanes and curbed gutters for less flooding. Fourth district city councilwoman and longtime Forest Hill resident Sarah Abubaker said she herself knows the pain of waiting for this project to come to life.

“I too have been waiting for Jahnke Road to be improved for at least a decade, seeing it co

See Full Page