Virginia Capital Trail
Richmond Riverfront Phase
Phases:
Greensprings | Chickahominy Riverfront | Sherwood Forest | Charles City Courthouse
New Market Heights | Varina | Richmond Riverfront
The Canal Walk in Richmond.
The Canal Walk in Richmond will serve as the end point for the Virginia Capital Trail. It will connect the Trail with the canal and the retail and residential areas located in historic Shockoe Bottom along the James River.
This phase is divided into three sections:
Section One
- A one-mile segment from Canal Walk to the Great Ship Lock
Section Two
- A three-quarter-mile segment from Great Ship Lock Park to Intermediate Terminal
- The Trail will go through the Echo Harbour development and be financed by the private sector
Section Three
- A one mile segment from the Lehigh Cement plan extends through the Rockett's Landing development
- The City of Richmond is financing the portion located within the City Limits and the portion located within Rockett's Landing will be financed by the private sector
Cost: The City of Richmond estimates the cost to design and construct Section One and their portion of Section Three to be $3.0 million. The cost to design and construct Phase Two and the portion of Phase Three located within Rockett's Landing will be financed by the private developers of Echo Harbour and Rockett's Landing respectively.
Status: Section one is complete. Sections two and three are in the design phase.
