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Existing Conditions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Road and Drainage Infrastructure
The Greater Hilton neighborhoods were built Improvements
when the properties were located within The following projects are part of the city’s
Warwick County, which was largely rural. As such, capital improvement program and are currently
sidewalks are uncommon in the neighborhoods underway.
north of Stratford Road but are found in a 1. The James River Shoreline Stabilization
small portion of Rivermont, throughout Hilton project includes restoration and
Village, Hilton Terrace, and the Brandon Heights stabilization of the shoreline adjacent to
neighborhoods. River Road. The proposed improvements
will reduce erosion of the existing
Parts of Warwick Boulevard have 8-foot wide embankments, loss of shoreline and
sidepaths (i.e., widened sidewalks attached to protection of the city’s roadway and
the curb), but much of the corridor has 5-foot underground utilities.
sidewalks and in a few places, lacks sidewalks
altogether. A pedestrian-friendly streetscape 2. The Warwick Boulevard Drainage
with widened sidewalks, textured pavement, Improvements project includes installation
landscaping, street trees, benches, and decorative of new storm sewer infrastructure
lighting occurs only through Hilton Village. between Raleigh Road and Center Avenue.
There is a 10-foot wide shared-use path along
Warwick Boulevard within a public access 3. The Raleigh Road Drainage
easement on Marniers’ Museum property, which Improvements project will increase the
together with East Boundary Road (closed to capacity of the existing system to better
vehicles), Museum Drive, the River Road – Lion’s handle runoff during major storm events.
Bridge walkway, and Museum Parkway allows
pedestrians and cyclists to loop around the park. 4. The Main Street Pump Station project
includes the creation of a detention pond
The Mariners’ Lake Natural Area contains an in Municipal Lane Park and installation of
assortment of unpaved hiking and mountain new pumps.
biking trails east of Warwick Boulevard. The
Noland Trail is an unpaved hiking trail that 5. The James River Drive Force Main project
circumnavigates Mariners’ Lake west of Warwick includes installation of a sanitary sewer
Boulevard, with several connection points to force main along Warwick Boulevard to
adjacent neighborhoods. eliminate the need for septic systems.
Bicycle Route No. 1 is an on-street route that 6. The Lions Bridge Dam Improvements
originates in Huntington Park and generally project includes reconstruction of
follows River Road to Riverside Drive and the earth dam for Mariners’Lake with
continues all the way up to the northern city additional shoreline stabilization.
limits in Lee Hall. The Birthplace of America
Trail (“BoAT”) is part of a regional, active
transportation network connecting the Virginia
Capital Trail with the Beaches to Bluegrass Trail
and Hampton Roads Trail in eastern Virginia.
The “Newport News loop” of the trail follows
Bicycle Route No. 1 through the plan area and
Huntington Park towards the downtown area on
to Fort Monroe in Hampton.
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