Construction to begin on Rose Gaming Resort in Virginia

Colonial Downs will begin construction of the $389m resort and casino on a landfill site in Dumfries.

US.- Colonial Downs Group is to begin construction on its Rose Gaming Resort in Dumfries, Virginia. The $389m Rose Gaming Resort will feature a hotel with up to 305 rooms, eight restaurants, a 1,500-seat theatre, 175,000 square feet of gaming space and an 80-acre public park.

The first phase of The Rose is slated for 2023, comprising several restaurants, a gaming floor, up to 155 hotel rooms, a structured parking garage and park. The second phase would consist of additional hotel rooms, restaurants, retail and a live theatre with a target opening date of 2025 or 2026.

The construction is ready to begin at the Potomac Landfill, located along I-95. The landfill site, which has been described as an “eyesore” by Dumfries Mayor Derrick Woods, has grown to more than 230 feet in height, dominating the horizon and clearly visible to travellers on I-95.

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