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The supermarket chain closed July 20 on the nearly 220-acre site where it’s approved to build the 1.1 million-square-foot, $175 million facility. Commonwealth Commercial Partners, which brokered the deal, reported the purchase price at $4 million.

As envisioned, the project would include more than 1,000 residential units, more than 290,000 square feet of office, retail and restaurant space, a sports-and-entertainment venue and a 190-room hotel along with green spaces.

The ease of design creation and documentation also is a prevailing reason for the continued use of 2D in civil engineering and site design. “Most of our land-development projects are brownfield projects,” says Timmons’ Gladfelter. “The site planning is based on 2D elements like property lines, rights-of-way, setback lines and so on. Setbacks in most municipal codes are based on 2D offsets. 3D doesn’t add anything at this stage of the design and drafting process.”

Astream restoration project in southern Stafford will not only help curb pollutants from entering the Chesapeake Bay, but will also give county residents a refreshing new recreational experience.

College trustees approve $74M master plan --Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a Wilson Community College master plan...

After much discussion, the Nelson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to move forward with a site assessment for property in Lovingston that would help gauge potential for a possible business park.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted to restore a stream at St. Clair Brooks Park, located off of Butler Road in Falmouth. Read more from Potomac Local News.

As Westchester Commons continues its transition to more mixed-use with residential components, hundreds of acres beside the shopping center are being planned for a new development totaling more than 2,000 homes.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Those who travel the Emmet Street and Barracks Road intersection in Charlottesville may be familiar with how backed up it can get. The Virginia Department of Transportation, Charlottesville, and the engineering firm Timmons Group are partnering to make this area less congested.

Charlottesville officials gave updates on the proposed Barracks Road-Emmet Street intersection improvement project at a public hearing this past week.The project, fully funded by the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Smart Scale program, is part of a multi-year plan to improve transportation throughout the city.