| RELEASE: CONTACT: |
IMMEDIATE Joe Vagi 804-371-8304, 804-837-3261 joe.vagi@vdot.virginia.gov Courtney L. Ware 804-225-3746 courtney.ware@drpt.virginia.gov |
CO-1110 April 8, 2011 |
COMMONWEALTH SEEKS INPUT ON DRAFT SIX-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Public Input Sought on Proposed 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 2012-2017 Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) to be approved by the CTB in June 2011.
| Districts (Host districts are bolded) |
Location | Date |
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Hampton Roads
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Hampton Roads Planning District Commission 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320 |
April 27, 2011, 6 p.m. |
| Northern Virginia | VDOT District Office Potomac Conference Center 4975 Alliance Drive, Suite 1N201 Fairfax, VA 22030 |
May 4, 2011, 7 p.m. |
| Salem, Bristol, Lynchburg, Staunton | Salem District Auditorium 731 Harrison Avenue Salem, VA 24153 |
May 12, 2011, 6 p.m. |
| Richmond, Culpeper, Fredericksburg | VDOT Central Office Auditorium 1221 East Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 |
May 18, 2011, 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.
The Working Draft of the Fiscal Year 2012-2017 SYIP addresses elements of Governor Bob McDonnell’s Omnibus Transportation Funding Bill.
The document will be available at the public hearings and on the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) Web sites at www.VirginiaDOT.org and www.drpt.virginia.gov, respectively, prior to the hearing.
Written comments may be submitted via mail or email until May 27, 2011.
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 Web site at www.CTB.Virginia.gov, the VDOT Web site at www.VirginiaDOT.org or the DRPT Web site at www.drpt.virginia.gov.
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