Major steps to make two retention basins more environmentally friendly are underway on Longhill Road in James City County, where construction to widen the roadway has been going on for over two years.

Kendra Moldenhauer, left, of Castle Rock, Colo., and Annette Callahan, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., walk by a new stormwater rain garden Tuesday on East Alameda Street in the downtown area. The rain ...