Working Draft of Six-Year Improvement Program FY 2006-2011

RICHMOND – The public is invited to comment on essential transportation projects in their region during public hearings to be held by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) on April 19, 2005 beginning at 5 p.m. Hearings will be held via videoconference across the state on the working draft of the Six-Year Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2006-2011.

The six-year program allocates funding for rail, public transit, bicycle, pedestrian and primary and interstate highway improvement projects over a six-year period. The current program, approved last June, is available online at www.VDOT.Virginia.gov. The working draft of the updated program will be posted on VDOT’s Web site April 1.

The CTB held public hearings last fall on transportation priorities. Those comments helped the CTB to develop a working draft for the updated program. The CTB will take public comments on the working draft into consideration as they approve the final version of the updated six-year program in May. The six-year program for the next fiscal year will go into effect July 1, 2005.

The April 19th hearing will be held through a videoconference originating at the Virginia Department of Transportation’s auditorium at 1221 E. Broad St., Richmond. Residents may go to the downtown Richmond location or one of the following locations to share their comments.

Bristol
VDOT Bristol District Auditorium
870 Bonham Road, Bristol, VA

Culpeper
VDOT Culpeper District Auditorium
1601 Orange Road, Culpeper, VA

Fredericksburg
VDOT Fredericksburg District Auditorium
87 Deacon Rd, Fredericksburg, VA

Hampton Roads
VDOT Hampton Roads District Auditorium
1700 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA

Lynchburg
VDOT Lynchburg District Assembly Room
4219 Campbell Ave., Lynchburg, VA

Northern Virginia
VDOT Northern Virginia District Fairfax Room
14685 Avion Parkway, Chantilly, VA

Richmond
VDOT Richmond District Auditorium
2430 Pine Forest Drive, Colonial Heights, VA

Salem
VDOT Salem District Auditorium
731 Harrison Avenue, Salem, VA

Staunton
VDOT Harrisonburg Residency
3536 North Valley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA

During the comment period, individuals will be allowed to speak for three minutes each. Groups will be asked to designate one person to speak on their behalf.

If individuals cannot attend the hearing, they may send their comments by April 29, 2005 to:

Director of Public Transportation
Department of Rail and Public Transportation
1313 E. Main St., Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23218-0590
info@DRPT.Virginia.gov

or to

Programming Director
Virginia Department of Transportation
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Six-YearProgram@VDOT.Virginia.gov

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