Where We Drill: the Capital Region

Richmond, VA HDD service area — 10 component counties, principal and satellite cities — The greater Richmond service area — U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries; cities marked are where crews most often mobilize.

The service area is the Richmond metro's principal jurisdictions — the independent cities of Richmond and Petersburg and the counties from Henrico and Chesterfield out through Goochland, Hanover, New Kent, and Prince George. Jurisdiction pages below carry the local picture: the corridors, the two grounds, and the authorities whose permits govern crossings.

Richmond City

The capital itself: the falls, the Fan, and streets with two centuries of underground.

Henrico County

The corridor county: White Oak's data gravity, Short Pump's west end, its own roads.

Chesterfield County

The southern engine: Midlothian to the megasite, growth on piedmont ground.

Hanover County

The northern arc: Mechanicsville to Ashland along I-95, piedmont and tidewater edges.

All component counties: Richmond city · Henrico · Chesterfield · Hanover · Goochland · Powhatan · New Kent · Charles City · Prince George · Petersburg city.