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CO-0523 June 6, 2005 |
VDOT awards over $200,000 in rural transportation grants
Eight local planning commission studies funded for Fiscal Year 2006
RICHMOND - Several communities and districts across the state will receive funds for planning to improve their transportation mobility, vitality and safety through the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Rural Transportation Planning Grant program. Eight grant applications have been selected for fiscal year 2006 funding. The proposed transportation planning projects include highway corridor studies, a highway access management study, a town traffic flow study, and planning for a town that will contribute to the transportation element of its comprehensive plan.
The Rural Transportation Planning Grant program annually reserves a minimum of $200,000 in federal funds to assist in financing the transportation planning proposals for non-metropolitan areas of Virginia. VDOT's Transportation Planning and Mobility Division administers this competitive annual grant-application program. The program has helped accomplish many planning actions since it began in 1997. Projects have included plans and studies for a variety of transportation system improvements including park and ride lots, heritage bike trails, and public transportation needs-assessments in Virginia's rural areas.
For fiscal year 2006 (beginning July 1, 2006), $204,340 in funding assistance is being awarded. Local planning districts and regional commissions are providing $68,760 in local funds to match their 2006 proposals. The Rural Transportation Planning Grant program funding total for FY06 is $273,100.
A list of the successful transportation planning proposals follows. For more information on Transportation Planning, visit VDOT's Web site at http://www.vdot.virginia.gov/projects/default.asp or contact Rural Transportation Planning Program Coordinator Peggy Todd in VDOT's Transportation and Mobility Planning Division at (804) 371-8867.
The list of successful Rural Transportation Planning Grant (RPTG) proposals follows:
Route 33 East Access Management Study, Rockingham County
Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission
$22,000 RTPG Funds
Old Pike Corridor Overlay District
Northern Shenandoah Valley Planning District Commission
$19,200 RTPG Funds
Orange County Route 20 Corridor Study
Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission
$33,540
Bedford County Route 24 Corridor Study
Region 2000 Regional Commission
$32,000 RTPG Funds
Bedford City Independence Boulevard Corridor Study
Region 2000 Regional Commission
$29,600 RTPG Funds
Town of Farmville Downtown Area Traffic Study
Piedmont Planning District
$24,000 RTPG Funds
Town of West Point Fourteenth Street Corridor Feasibility Study
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
$32,000 RTPG Funds
Town of Chincoteague County Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Project
Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission
$12,000 RTPG Funds
Total RTPG Funds $204,340
Total Local Matching Funds $68,760
Total Funding $273,100
The Rural Transportation Planning Grant program annually reserves a minimum of $200,000 in federal funds to assist in financing the transportation planning proposals for non-metropolitan areas of Virginia. VDOT's Transportation Planning and Mobility Division administers this competitive annual grant-application program. The program has helped accomplish many planning actions since it began in 1997. Projects have included plans and studies for a variety of transportation system improvements including park and ride lots, heritage bike trails, and public transportation needs-assessments in Virginia's rural areas.
For fiscal year 2006 (beginning July 1, 2006), $204,340 in funding assistance is being awarded. Local planning districts and regional commissions are providing $68,760 in local funds to match their 2006 proposals. The Rural Transportation Planning Grant program funding total for FY06 is $273,100.
A list of the successful transportation planning proposals follows. For more information on Transportation Planning, visit VDOT's Web site at http://www.vdot.virginia.gov/projects/default.asp or contact Rural Transportation Planning Program Coordinator Peggy Todd in VDOT's Transportation and Mobility Planning Division at (804) 371-8867.
The list of successful Rural Transportation Planning Grant (RPTG) proposals follows:
Route 33 East Access Management Study, Rockingham County
Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission
$22,000 RTPG Funds
Old Pike Corridor Overlay District
Northern Shenandoah Valley Planning District Commission
$19,200 RTPG Funds
Orange County Route 20 Corridor Study
Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission
$33,540
Bedford County Route 24 Corridor Study
Region 2000 Regional Commission
$32,000 RTPG Funds
Bedford City Independence Boulevard Corridor Study
Region 2000 Regional Commission
$29,600 RTPG Funds
Town of Farmville Downtown Area Traffic Study
Piedmont Planning District
$24,000 RTPG Funds
Town of West Point Fourteenth Street Corridor Feasibility Study
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
$32,000 RTPG Funds
Town of Chincoteague County Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Project
Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission
$12,000 RTPG Funds
Total RTPG Funds $204,340
Total Local Matching Funds $68,760
Total Funding $273,100
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