Shady Grove Road and Old Nuckols Road Safety & Mobility Improvements

Project Status: Underway - Design

Estimated Cost: $6.3 million
Start Date: 1st Quarter, 2026
Estimated End Date: 2nd Quarter, 2026

Magisterial District:   Three Chopt  


Due to resident concerns with speeding and safety within the project area, several improvements are being considered.

  • A single lane roundabout will be constructed in the existing right-of-way at the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Old Nuckols Road.

The roundabout is part of a larger project to enhance safety, access, and connectivity in the area. Other improvements remain under design and include:

  • Installing buffered bicycle lanes along Shady Grove Road from Nuckols Road to Old Nuckols Road and on Old Nuckols Road from Shady Grove Road to Leemore Drive. 
  • Adding or improving pedestrian signals and crosswalks at signalized intersections. 
  • Re-align Shady Grove Road from Old Nuckols Road to Prescott Place to straighten out “S” curve.

Please continue to check back for updates as design and improvements progress.

Estimated Schedule: (Month Year) 

  • Construction on the roundabout at Shady Grove Road and Old Nuckols Road is anticipated to begin mid-February 2025.
  • Design for additional improvements is underway.
  • Right of way acquisition for additional improvements is anticipated 1st Quarter, 2025. 
  • Utility relocation for additional improvements is anticipated 3rd Quarter, 2025.
  • Advertisement for additional improvements is anticipated in 2025.
  • Construction for additional improvements anticipated in early 2026.

Progress to Date

April 2025: Roundabout construction is anticipated to be completed by the second week of April with new striping on the roadway. Engineering work will continue for the remaining improvements in the area.   

March 2025: Roundabout construction is anticipated to be completed by the second week of April (weather depending). Due to concerns about traffic interfering with paving, paving operations will occur between 6PM and 6AM from March 31st through April 4th. This coincides with Henrico County Public School’s Spring break.  

The intersection of Shady Grove Road and Old Nuckols Road will be closed from 3/31-4/5. Please see the detour plan:  

 Shady Grove- Detour Plan.pdf   

 

Thank you for your patience.  

 

A public information meeting was held on February 15, 2023, at the Short Pump Middle School and the public comment period closed on March 2nd 

The County has reviewed public feedback and revised the scope of the project to include improvements to Shady Grove Road south of Old Nuckols Road, specifically addressing the “S” curve to the north of Prescott Place. 


 
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