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Meeting kicks off call for public input into potential changes for Route 5 in Varina

,   and  Dina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter
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Residents filled a meeting room at the Varina Library Aug. 7, 2025 for a Henrico County Department of Public Works meeting focused on Route 5 and New Osborne Turnpike. Terrell Hughes, director of the Henrico County Department of Public Works, (right) spoke to the attendees before they gave input directly on poster-size maps on easels around the periphery of the room. (Dina Weinstein/Henrico Citizen)
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