DANVILLE, Va. — The Danville Office of Economic Development & Tourism broke ground Oct. 23 on the new Spring Street Parking Garage, launching construction on the six-tier public facility. Located at the southeast corner of Spring and Union streets, the garage will feature more than 430 parking spaces within a single building footprint. Rivermont LLC of Durham, N.C., is leading the development, with design by Built Form Architects and construction by Howard Shockey & Sons of Richmond. The Danvill

The roads in Danville, Virginia, were elevated primarily to mitigate the severe flooding caused by the Dan River. This practice commenced in the late 1800s following a series of devastating floods and was necessary to safeguard the city's downtown business district. Flood protection was a paramount concern in Danville, a thriving industrial city, particularly in the tobacco and textile industries, which were centered in the low-lying downtown area along the Dan River. Recurring floods from the D