Mountain Road Technology Park
The Mountain Road Technology Park is a proposed master-planned data center campus located along Route 33/Mountain Road in Hanover County. The project is consistent with the County’s recently adopted Route 33 Gateway Small Area Plan and Envision Hanover Comprehensive Plan, which identify this area as an Employment Center and part of the Mountain Road Gateway Economic Development Zone.
Our goal is to support Hanover County’s long-term vision for responsible growth, job creation, and substantial local tax revenues while preserving the character of the surrounding community.
Our Approach
Tract develops technology parks that are designed from the ground up to integrate with their surroundings. Each project includes context-sensitive design and strategic infrastructure investments.
At Mountain Road Technology Park, this means:
- Natural buffers along Mountain Road and Winns Church Road
- Setbacks from neighboring properties
- Site design consistent with the county-adopted Route 33 Gateway Small Area Plan
- Trails and open space that preserve and enhance the area’s natural landscape
- Lower impact development that maximizes economic benefits to the County, while minimizing negative impacts, like traffic, to the surrounding community
Building on Hanover’s Vision for Thoughtful Growth
The Mountain Road Technology Park will create a technology-ready campus along Route 33/Mountain Road that reflects Hanover County’s long-term economic and land-use goals. The project will deliver a site consistent with county plans for future data center users, while enhancing local infrastructure, and strengthening the County’s tax base through private investment.
Key Highlights:
- 428 acres within the Mountain Road Gateway Economic Development Zone
- Consistent with County-adopted plans for data centers, light industrial and clean technology uses
- Privately funded improvements for power, water, road, and other utility systems
- Significant natural buffers and setbacks from neighboring properties
- Trails and open spaces along the Chickahominy River and Grassy Swamp Creek
Community Impact
Water
The project will use efficient cooling systems that minimize water consumption. All water and wastewater infrastructure improvements will be funded by Tract and designed in coordination with the County to ensure adequate capacity for residents and future growth.
Power
The project location was chosen because of its proximity to existing power infrastructure. Power for nearby residents and businesses will not be affected. Tract will coordinate closely with utility providers to maintain reliability and meet all safety and environmental standards.
Traffic
Data centers generate far less daily traffic than other industrial or residential developments. During construction, traffic management plans will be implemented to minimize impacts, and access will primarily be from Route 33. No permanent access will come from Winn Church Road.
Visual Impact
Natural vegetation, berms, and substantial setbacks will be used to screen buildings from view. Lighting will comply with local ordinances, and sound levels will remain below allowable limits. The result will be a campus-style environment that blends into the existing landscape.
Community Benefits
Mountain Road Technology Park represents a significant private investment in Hanover County that will:
- Generate new local tax revenue
- Create good-paying construction and technology jobs
- Support public safety, schools, and roads
- Strengthen the local economy for decades to come
Community Benefits
Mountain Road Technology Park represents a significant private investment in Hanover County that will:
- Generate new local tax revenue
- Create good-paying construction and technology jobs
- Support public safety, schools, and roads
- Strengthen the local economy for decades to come
Your Questions, Answered
What is the Mountain Road Technology Park?
This project is a proposed data center campus that is consistent with Hanover County’s adopted plans for this area. It will prepare sites for data center use, which will create long-term community and economic benefits for Hanover County.
Why was this location chosen?
Several factors make a good location for a data center. Tract looks at a number of factors when considering a site. These include things like:
- Preexisting high voltage electric transmission lines, capable of serving a facility, with minimal extension required so as not to disrupt communities with new overhead power lines
- Accessibility to other public utilities, such as water, sewer, and fiber infrastructure
- Sites sufficiently sized to construct a master planned campus with sufficient space to accommodate setbacks and buffers that exceed zoning requirements
- Proximity to workforce that can fill the construction and permanent data center jobs that will be created;
This site was chosen based on the County’s future land use plans, proximity to utilities and infrastructure, access to regional transportation systems, power availability, and the overall vision for this type of use in the Route 33 Gateway Small Area Plan.
Who is Tract?
Tract is a U.S.-based digital infrastructure developer specializing in master-planned data center parks. Our master-plan approach minimizes unplanned impacts and differentiates us from more traditional ad-hoc data center development. The company has successfully developed projects in Virginia, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
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