New exit planned off I-64 in Short Pump

What they're saying: “I don’t recall another quarter, or even like Northern Virginia, that had crash patterns like this," said Henrico Public Works director Terrell Hughes, per BizSense.

• Hughes said that, unabated, backups could stretch four miles by 2026.

Details: The $250 million project would add a new diverging-diamond style interchange at North Gayton Road.

• It would also take steps to improve surrounding roadways and exits by adding auxiliary lanes and reconfiguring the existing Broad Street exit.

What's next: The VDOT review was considered the project's biggest hurdle, per BizSense.

• The proposal now heads to an environmental study, with actual construction beginning in three to four years at the earliest.