Senior leaders and government officials tour Cannon Creek site
Senior leaders from the Virginia National Guard and officials from the City of Richmond tour the Cannon Creek Greenway project July 21 in Richmond. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., Adjutant General of Virginia, t the Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman for Richmond City Council's Gateway 6th District, Dr. Norman C. Merrifield, Director of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities and Dr. Charles Price of the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club were among the leaders in attendance who toured the site, visited with Soldiers and talked with local news media. Approximately 75 engineers from the Powhatan-based 180th Horizontal Construction Company, 276th Engineer Battalion are working to clear and grade a pedestrian and biking trail along Cannon Creek which runs parallel to the Richmond Henrico Turnpike as a part of the Greenway project. The Petersburg-based Forward Support Company of the 276th Engineer Battalion is providing all logistical support for the units on site, keeping them fed and fueled. The work is part of the Phase I of the Cannon Creek Greenway that will bring the road to final grade in order to prepare the road for paving immediately following the engineers construction. The 276th is scheduled to continue that work of Phase II for their annual training period in 2012. This pedestrian and bike path will run north from Dove Street along the eastern portion of the Richmond Henrico Turnpike. The work being performed is valued at $120,000 and is being provided at no charge as part of the Guard Innovative Readiness Training Program. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)
Senior leaders and government officials tour Cannon Creek site
Senior leaders from the Virginia National Guard and officials from the City of Richmond tour the Cannon Creek Greenway project July 21 in Richmond. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., Adjutant General of Virginia, t the Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman for Richmond City Council's Gateway 6th District, Dr. Norman C. Merrifield, Director of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities and Dr. Charles Price of the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club were among the leaders in attendance who toured the site, visited with Soldiers and talked with local news media. Approximately 75 engineers from the Powhatan-based 180th Horizontal Construction Company, 276th Engineer Battalion are working to clear and grade a pedestrian and biking trail along Cannon Creek which runs parallel to the Richmond Henrico Turnpike as a part of the Greenway project. The Petersburg-based Forward Support Company of the 276th Engineer Battalion is providing all logistical support for the units on site, keeping them fed and fueled. The work is part of the Phase I of the Cannon Creek Greenway that will bring the road to final grade in order to prepare the road for paving immediately following the engineers construction. The 276th is scheduled to continue that work of Phase II for their annual training period in 2012. This pedestrian and bike path will run north from Dove Street along the eastern portion of the Richmond Henrico Turnpike. The work being performed is valued at $120,000 and is being provided at no charge as part of the Guard Innovative Readiness Training Program. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)