Sliding Hill work continues

Paving activities for the Sliding Hill Road widening project are continuing at least through next week. Newly constructed outside lanes of Sliding Hill Road located between Kings Charter Drive and east towards New Ashcake Road (beyond the Hanover Airport) are being paved. Temporary striping will be placed once this paving operation is complete, and traffic patterns will then shift to allow road construction to continue as scheduled. The Department of Public Works advises drivers to be aware these paving activities will slow traffic through this area, and they recommend using alternate routes when possible.

Final paving to begin at Creighton/Cold Harbor roundabout

Paving activities for the Creighton Road/Cold Harbor Road Roundabout Project will begin next week and continue for a few days, depending on weather. The Department of Public Works advises drivers to be aware that these paving activities will slow traffic through this area and recommend that you use other alternate routes if possible. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of this month. If you have any questions, please contact Randy Hardman, Deputy Director of Public Works, at 804-365-6376 or wrhardman@hanovercounty.gov

Application period for small business grant begins Friday

Hanover County is offering up to $5,000 in recovery funding for businesses with 50 or fewer employees. Unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors and the Hanover County Economic Development Authority, this small business resiliency grant program is made possible by federal funding under the CARES Act. The Board has made a total of $300,000 available to small businesses. The application period begins on July 17 at noon and will close on July 27 at 11:59 p.m. Applicants will be required to demonstrate that they are eligible, that they were operational pre-COVID-19 and that they are suffering negative impacts from closures related to COVID-19.