Eheart Street Cycle Track
Two-way cycle track on Eheart Street creating a continuous separated bicycle route from Willard Drive to the Huckleberry Trail, crossing South Main Street with a dedicated bicycle signal phase, a concrete island, green pavement and delineators. Eheart Street SW from Preston Avenue to Main Street became one-way for vehicles in June 2026. The Town's latest construction update (July 6, 2026) said work was wrapping up and was expected to be complete in summer 2026.
The project
The details.
The east side (Willard Drive to Main Street) was designed and approved as part of the Midtown development and built in winter 2025 to spring 2026. West side construction began the week of May 4, 2026; paving was complete and striping underway by June 15, 2026, when the Town anticipated an early July opening. Bids exceeded the project budget by $217,692; Ordinance 2100, adopted September 23, 2025, appropriated $108,846 in additional VDOT Revenue Sharing funds and $108,846 in Town fund balance to the Cycle Track Project (Town project V17181). The NRV MPO 2050 Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan lists cycle track improvements from Willard Drive to the Huckleberry Trail at an estimated $712,000. No public source found as of this update confirms the formal completion or opening date.
- Status
- Under construction
- Type
- Infrastructure
- Jurisdiction
- Town of Blacksburg
- Size
- $712,000 (NRV MPO plan estimate)
- Location
- Eheart Street, Eheart Street from the Huckleberry Trail to Willard Drive, crossing South Main Street (approximate)
- Applicant
- Town of Blacksburg
- Case number
- Town project V17181
- Legislation
- Ordinance 2100
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
Timeline
Where it stands.
Every step on record, oldest first, with a link to the official record where there is one.
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Town Council adopted Ordinance 2100, appropriating $108,846 in VDOT Revenue Sharing funds and $108,846 in Town funds after bids exceeded the budget by $217,692.
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Street widening and concrete island installation began on the west side.
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Paving complete and striping underway; Eheart Street SW from Preston Avenue to Main Street became one-way for vehicles.
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Town reported it was wrapping up work from the Huckleberry Trail to Willard Drive, including the new bicycle signal at South Main Street, with completion expected in summer 2026.
Location
On the map.
Eheart Street, Eheart Street from the Huckleberry Trail to Willard Drive, crossing South Main Street (approximate location). 20 homes are for sale within a mile.
The blue marker is the project (approximate). Rings are a half mile and one mile, straight line. Prices are homes for sale now.
Homes for sale nearby
For sale near Eheart Street Cycle Track.
The closest homes for sale, within 1.5 miles.
Nearby
Neighborhoods nearby.
Homes for sale, recent sales and prices in each one. Distances are straight-line from the neighborhood’s center.
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Clay Court Condominiums
None for sale now · Median $375K (2 yrs)
0.1 mi away
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Kent Square Condominiums
1 home for sale · Median $340K (5 yrs)
0.2 mi away
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Midtown
6 homes for sale · Median $754K
0.2 mi away
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Miller Southside
1 home for sale · Median $730K
0.3 mi away
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Berryfield
None for sale now · Median $277K
0.3 mi away
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The Villas at Fiddlers Green
1 home for sale · Median $659K
0.3 mi away
Sources
From the official record.
- Let's Talk Blacksburg: Eheart Street Cycle TrackJul 6, 2026
- Town of Blacksburg: Ordinance 2100 and memoSep 4, 2025
- Town of Blacksburg: Town Council meeting minutes, September 23, 2025Sep 23, 2025
- NRV MPO: 2050 Constrained Long-Range Transportation PlanNov 6, 2025
Details can change as a project moves through review. The official record governs. This page was last checked against it on Oct 13, 2026.
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