RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A second phase of work on an approximately $25 million tunnel to connect Virginia’s Capitol with a nearby building that will house lawmakers’ offices has begun.
Fencing recently went up near the Capitol in Richmond as the project entered its second dig phase.
A spokeswoman for the state’s Department of General Services says the project has gone smoothly so far and the 600-foot-long tunnel is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The General Assembly authorized $25 million for the tunnel in 2020.
The spokeswoman says that appropriation is expected to cover the project’s cost.
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