Route 288 is the road that lets a Chesterfield household reach Short Pump and Innsbrook without driving into the city, and lets a Goochland or Henrico household reach Midlothian and Hull Street Road the same way. This guide sorts seven neighborhoods by where they meet that road. One honest limit first: there is no neighborhood-level drive-time dataset for the Richmond area, so we cannot tell you that a given street is 18 minutes from an office. What we can do is anchor each neighborhood to named roads and interchanges that VDOT and Chesterfield County publish, and you can check every one of them on a map.
What Route 288 connects, according to VDOT and Chesterfield
VDOT’s Interstate 64 exit list shows the northern link: Exit 175 is Route 288, labeled “To Chesterfield County,” and it is in Goochland County. VDOT’s page on the Powhite Parkway Project environmental impact statement names the road the World War II Veterans Memorial Highway and describes a study area bounded by Route 288 on the east, Route 360 (Hull Street Road) on the south, Route 60 (Midlothian Turnpike) on the north and Moseley Road on the west. And Chesterfield County’s Streamline 360/288 page treats Route 360 and Route 288 as one corridor, with the Route 288 interchange on Hull Street Road, the Swift Creek Reservoir limiting expansion to the north and Route 360 already at its eight-lane cross-section.
That gives us three anchors to sort by: the I-64 end in Goochland and Short Pump, the Midlothian Turnpike area in the middle, and the Hull Street Road end in southwest Chesterfield. We did not read a VDOT page confirming where Route 288 meets I-95 at its southern end, so we do not make claims about that connection here, and Powhatan County is not a pick for the same reason: we could not confirm its access to the road from a source we read. Picks run north to south, which is an ordering by geography and not a ranking.
The seven neighborhoods, from the I-64 end to Hull Street Road
Short Pump (Henrico and Goochland)
VDOT’s Short Pump Area Transportation Improvements page defines the area as the sections of I-64, I-295, Route 288 and Route 250 in Henrico and Goochland counties. It names Route 250 and Tuckahoe Creek Parkway as the reference points for proposed Route 288 auxiliary lanes, and it mentions the southbound Route 288 off-ramp to Route 250. The same page says the study found capacity, congestion and safety needs, and that the study is complete but the project has no funding for design or construction. So today’s configuration is what you will drive. Short Pump works best for someone whose work is in the west end and whose spouse or second driver heads south toward Chesterfield. Our Short Pump buyer guide covers schools and prices.
Wrong for: buyers who want a calm road network. VDOT’s own study cites congestion and safety as the reasons it proposed changes, and none of them is funded.
Goochland along the West Creek stretch
Goochland County is where Route 288 and I-64 meet, per the VDOT exit list. West Creek, the business park along Route 288, is covered in our commuting roundup for the West End office parks, which also lists the Route 288 interchanges that Goochland’s economic development office describes. Browse the county through the Goochland community page and the Goochland County hub. Pricing is a different story from the rest of this list: the county median below is the highest of the counties we cover, and it rests on only 33 closed sales, which is too few to treat as stable.
Wrong for: buyers on a Chesterfield-style budget, and anyone whose commute is to the south side of the metro or to downtown. This is the north-end pick.
Midlothian, along the Midlothian Turnpike
Route 60, the Midlothian Turnpike, is the northern edge of the area VDOT is studying for the Powhite Parkway Project, with Route 288 on its eastern edge. That makes the Midlothian side of the corridor the middle of the road, with access in both directions. Our Midlothian buyer guide notes that the area spans older subdivisions and newer construction close to the Route 288 growth corridor. We did not find a published drive-time figure for any specific Midlothian street, so test the route from the address you are considering.
Wrong for: buyers who want to be inside a single named subdivision. Midlothian is a large area with very different housing stock, so the label alone tells you little.
Salisbury
The Salisbury Homeowners Association’s about page describes about 1,600 homes, an established date of 1956, two private lakes for residents, and close proximity to Route 288 and the village of Midlothian, along the Robious Road corridor. Salisbury also has a country club, and our golf course homes page shows what is currently listed near courses. The 1956 date is the HOA’s own, and it signals older housing stock, so budget for an older-home inspection.
Wrong for: buyers who want new construction. For that, look at the next two picks and at the new communities farther south.
Hallsley
Our Hallsley guide places the community in the Woolridge Road and Old Hundred Road corridor, close to Route 288, and VDOT’s Powhite study runs from Woolridge Road to Hull Street Road. So Hallsley sits right in the part of the map where Powhite Parkway is planned to extend. That means the road network around it may change, which cuts both ways for buyers. Our Powhite extension news post explains the schedule as we reported it in September.
Wrong for: buyers who want the shortest possible route into the city. Our own Hallsley guide describes the downtown run as longer than from closer-in Midlothian neighborhoods.
Woodlake
Our Woodlake guide says access is via Hull Street Road, Old Hundred Road and Route 288. Woodlake is on Swift Creek Reservoir, according to the Woodlake Community Association’s shoreline rules, and the county names that same reservoir as a physical limit on adding capacity north of Hull Street Road. The Route 360 and 288 interchange area is the one Chesterfield describes as having heavy delays and long back-ups at peak travel times.
Wrong for: buyers who cannot tolerate peak-hour Hull Street Road. Chesterfield’s own description of the 360/288 corridor is the warning label.
Moseley
Moseley Road is the western edge of VDOT’s Powhite study area, which makes Moseley the farthest-out pick on this list. Our Moseley guide says access is via Hull Street Road, Otterdale Road and Route 288, with Route 360 traffic and the westward commute as the main daily friction. The area has no dedicated Mission Realty community page yet, so start from the Chesterfield County hub, which links Chesterfield, Hallsley and Woodlake, the nearest neighbors with pages.
Wrong for: buyers who commute daily to the north end of the corridor. Moseley adds the length of Hull Street Road to whatever Route 288 trip you make.
Want these seven areas on a saved search?
Because no one publishes neighborhood commute times, the practical test is to see the active homes in these areas and then drive the route yourself at your real commute hour. Ask for a saved search covering Short Pump, Goochland, Midlothian, Salisbury, Hallsley, Woodlake and Moseley.
Construction and studies that could change the commute
Three public projects touch this corridor. First, the Powhite Parkway Project is a VDOT environmental impact statement for the stretch from Woolridge Road to Hull Street Road, with a public hearing on the preferred alternative held in December 2025, and a Federal Highway Administration decision listed for summer 2027. VDOT says it is a county-funded project. Second, Chesterfield’s Streamline 360/288 plan lists, among other projects, widening Route 288 from four lanes to six in both directions through the corridor near Hull Street Road, a Route 288 southbound collector-distributor road, a Route 360 superstreet study, and a new on-ramp from Route 360 eastbound to Route 288 northbound. Third, the Short Pump study described above is complete and unfunded. We did not verify funding or construction dates for the individual Streamline projects, so treat them as plans, not promises.
For background on how these affect buyers in the southwest, see our post on the Powhite extension and what it changes for Moseley and Magnolia Green.
How to test a Route 288 commute before you buy
- Pick the interchange nearest the house, then drive from it to the workplace at the hour you would actually leave, on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
- Drive the return trip the same way. The Chesterfield corridor page describes peak-time delays, which do not always run in the same direction.
- Price in an alternate route. Our commuting guides for downtown Richmond and the northern drive toward Fredericksburg and Washington cover the I-95 and I-295 side of the picture.
- Run your monthly payment before touring so you know what price range fits your budget: our mortgage calculator and preferred lenders page are good starting points, and the buyer process page explains the steps.
Median sales price, August 2026, county-level
| Area (locality level) | Single-family median | Change vs. a year earlier | Days on market | Closed sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield County (Midlothian, Salisbury, Hallsley, Woodlake, Moseley) | $453,975 | +0.9% | 22 | 372 |
| Henrico County (Short Pump) | $425,000 | +7.9% | 18 | 229 |
| Goochland County (small sample) | $688,702 | +17.7% | 30 | 33 |
| Richmond Metro | $450,000 | +3.7% | 22 | 871 |
County- and metro-wide figures, not neighborhood figures. Goochland had only 33 closed sales, too few for a stable median. Source: Central Virginia Regional MLS, via the Richmond Association of REALTORS sortable monthly statistics, August 2026 table, current as of September 10, 2026.
[DATA NEEDED: median price per square foot, August 2026, by area. Not published in the free sortable tables.]
To see what is currently on the market along the corridor, browse our property search.
Get a saved search for the Route 288 corridor
Tell us your price range and the end of the road you commute to, and we will set up alerts for the seven areas named above, from Short Pump to Moseley. Ask for a saved search covering Short Pump, Goochland, Midlothian, Salisbury, Hallsley, Woodlake and Moseley.
Questions about commuting on Route 288
Which I-64 exit is Route 288?
VDOT’s Interstate 64 exit list shows Exit 175 as Route 288, labeled “To Chesterfield County,” and places it in Goochland County. The list was last updated May 22, 2026.
Is Route 288 being widened?
Chesterfield County’s Streamline 360/288 plan says one of its projects would widen Route 288 from four lanes to six in both directions through the corridor near Hull Street Road. It describes the plan as multi-year and phased. We did not verify a construction date, so check the county’s page before relying on it.
What is happening with the Powhite Parkway extension?
VDOT’s environmental impact statement covers Woolridge Road to Hull Street Road in Chesterfield. A public hearing on the preferred alternative was held on December 9, 2025, and VDOT lists a federal decision for summer 2027. The county funds the project, and our earlier news post covers what it means for Moseley and Magnolia Green.
Are the Short Pump interchange improvements coming?
Not yet. VDOT says the Short Pump area study is complete but the project has no funding for design or construction. That means the interchanges and ramps you see now are the ones you would be buying around.
Is Powhatan County a good fit for a Route 288 commute?
We could not confirm Powhatan’s access to Route 288 from a VDOT or county page we read, so we did not include it as a pick. If you are considering Powhatan, test the drive from the specific address to your workplace before making an offer.
Which area works best for reaching both the west end and southwest Chesterfield?
No dataset answers this by neighborhood, so we sort by geography. Midlothian and Salisbury sit between the I-64 end and the Hull Street Road end of the road, which makes them the middle options. Verify with a real drive at your commute hour.
What do homes cost in these areas?
The August 2026 single-family median was $453,975 in Chesterfield County, $425,000 in Henrico County and $688,702 in Goochland County, on 372, 229 and 33 closed sales. County medians cover every neighborhood in the county, and Goochland’s sample is too small to treat as stable.
