According to VDOT spokesperson Tim Kelley, VDOT received right of entry from William & Mary in late 2022 to access the area. Currently, crews are surveying and doing geotechnical work.
The Route 199 Corridor Study is part of the Project Pipeline Program, a statewide initiative to identify cost-effective improvements for specific, multimodal transportation needs, which may be funded if they meet certain criteria.
Bioretention basins are being created by the Virginia Department of Transportation at the Devon Road and Williamsburg West Drive intersections from the temporary sediment basins.
At its deepest, the gorge is more than 25 feet and ever-widening, with nearly vertical walls. Fallen trees, which toppled one-by-one as the ground gave way beneath them, are strewn throughout the hole, new roots growing toward the sky as the living trees strain for water.