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In the past several years we have seen quite a few changes on Port Republic Road on the map shown above, including:

• a brand new Rockingham Memorial Hospital with lots of room for expansion, including the Funkhouser Women's Center that is now under construction.
• The expansion of Port Republic Road from a two-lane road to a five lane road.
• Construction on the Southeast Connector that will connect Route 42 (south of City) to Route 33 (east of City)

All of this new road infrastructure, plus the new hospital, plus a clustering of residential developments over the past 15-20 years has lead to quite a few new projects labeled on the map above.

• Aspen Heights, a new (not-yet-built) 184-unit student housing complex
• A proposed 220-unit high-end apartment complex built in the shape of a triangle, with a courtyard and pool in the center.  This is currently going through the approval process.
• Stoneport, which includes 105 acres of housing, commercial, retail and professional space.

Given the new hospital, the new road infrastructure, and the large area of existing housing, it is not surprise that we are seeing these new developments along Port Republic Road.  Stoneport is the largest of the new projects, and it will certainly be interesting to see what businesses are established in that location.