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IMMEDIATE Jennifer Pickett 804-786-7432 Jennifer.Pickett@DRPT.Virginia.Gov Jeffrey Caldwell 804-786-2715 Jeffrey.Caldwell@vdot.virginia.gov |
CO-1016 April 23, 2010 |
COMMONWEALTH SEEKS INPUT ON DRAFT SIX-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
RICHMOND—The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) will hold four public hearings to solicit public comments about essential rail, transit, transportation demand management, bicycle, pedestrian and highway projects in the Working Draft of the Fiscal Year 2011-2016 Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) to be approved by the CTB in June 2010.
| Districts | Location | Date |
| Richmond, Culpeper, Fredericksburg |
VDOT Central Office Auditorium 1401 East Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 |
May 19, 2010 Elected officials’ open house, 5 p.m. Public meeting, 6 p.m. |
| Northern Virginia |
Fairfax City Hall 10455 Armstrong St. |
May 26, 2010 Elected officials’ open house, 6 p.m. Public meeting, 7 p.m. |
| Hampton Roads |
Chesapeake Conference Center 900 Greenbrier Circle Chesapeake, VA 23320 |
June 2, 2010 Elected officials’ open house, 5 p.m. Public meeting, 6 p.m. |
| Salem, Bristol, Lynchburg, Staunton |
New River Community College 5251 College Drive Dublin, VA 24084 |
June 3, 2010 Elected officials’ open house, 5 p.m. Public meeting, 6 p.m. |
All projects in the SYIP that are eligible for federal funding will be included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, which documents how Virginia will obligate its share of federal funds.
Lists of specific projects and changes from the current program will be available at the public hearings and on VDOT’s website at www.VirginiaDOT.org prior to the hearing.
Written comments may be submitted via mail or e-mail until June 11, 2010.
Written comments can be submitted to:
Public Information Office
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
600 E. Main St., Suite 2102
Richmond, VA 23219
drptpr@drpt.virginia.gov
Programming Director
Virginia Department of Transportation
1401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
six-yearprogram@vdot.virginia.gov
For more information, visit the CTB website at www.CTB.Virginia.gov, the VDOT website at www.VirginiaDOT.org or the DRPT website at www.drpt.virginia.gov.
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