New STARS Sites

[Hbright]

From the Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) Annual Status Report – October 2025:

"STARS Engineering proposes adding eight new sites to improve coverage for all user agencies. 2025 will see the following three sites built:

Craig County - Preliminary design has begun for the construction of a 150-foot tower that will allow co-location of Craig County Emergency Services at no cost to the County.
Washington Building Roof Top - Enhance the coverage inside of Capitol Square facilities for Capitol Police and the VSP Executive Protection Division, with less reliance on Richmond City's network.
Blue Mt. I-66 - Fauquier County - co-location on a Fauquier County tower to enhance coverage around the 1-66 area of Delaplane, Marshall, and Markham."

Does anyone have any information on this?

 

[maus92]

I thought this part was interesting: "The STARS network provides impressive outdoor mobile radio coverage statewide. Only five counties and cities lacked public safety's targeted 95 percent coverage: Giles (94%), Rockingham (93%), City of Covington (91%), Bath (84%),and Highland (75%)".

As far as the new sites, the way I read it means that 3 sites are planned / funded this year, with the remainder at some point in the future. Pretty sure by the way it is worded is that none are on the air as of yet.