Historical Village At The Dismal Swamp Visitor Center And Park

Description

This project consists of improvements to an approximately six-acre parcel  at Glencoe Street and George Washington Highway (Rte 17) in the City of Chesapeake,  Virginia, to create a park adjacent to the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail.Improvements  include sitework, landscaping, hardscaping (sidewalks, parking) and the construction of a Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is a one-story, wood framed structure that will include  an exhibit space, orientation space, administrative offices and public restrooms. The  recently restored Cornland School is adjacent to this site and electrical and  communication connections from the Visitor Center to the Schoolhouse is part of the  Work. A portion of the parking lot was completed under the Cornland School project and the completion of the parking lot and final surfacing of the existing parking lot isincluded in this work. The BMP created under the Cornland School project will be  extended and enlarged as part of this work.