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A Wawa groundbreaking ceremony in Lynchburg. Photo courtesy Wawa.
Apr 3, 2025

Wawa plans massive expansion in western Virginia

Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Wawa plans to massively expand in the western side of Virginia, potentially investing $450 million and opening 60 stores along Interstate 81 within the next decade. This week, Wawa held groundbreaking events to celebrate the official start of construction on a store in Lynchburg at 14039 Wards Road and a store […]

Jul 25, 2023

Plans revealed for second Buc-ee’s Va. location

Buc-ee’s appears to be planning its second Virginia location, this time along Interstate 81 in Rockingham County near Mt. Crawford. According to a post on the county’s Facebook page, Buc-ee’s, the Texas-sized travel center chain, has applied for a special use permit for review and approval of a proposed sign plan. The Texas-based retailer is […]

In anticipation of a 2-mile extension of U.S. Route 460/121 to begin later this year, VDOT has begun construction on a stretch of the highway near Route 604 in Buchanan County. Photo courtesy Virginia Department of Transportation
Feb 27, 2022

A sampling of Virginia’s major road projects

HAMPTON ROADS Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project Construction on the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion — the largest highway construction project in Virginia’s history — began in October 2020. The project will widen the four-lane segments of the 9.9-mile Interstate 64 corridor in Norfolk and Hampton to six lanes and create twin two-lane […]

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