by Alex Russell | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Beginning January 1, 2021, it is now illegal to hold a handheld personal communications device (e.g., a smart phone) while driving a moving motor vehicle. The “hands-free” law allows police to pull a driver over for having a phone in their hand. The first...
by Alex Russell | Oct 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
RICHMOND — This week, the Department of Rail and Public Transportation received the Commonwealth Connectors Award at the annual American Planning Association Virginia conference. The award recognizes DRPT’s successful planning and implementation of the Virginia Breeze...
by Alex Russell | Sep 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
As part of Virginia’s $2 billion Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program, the Virginia Department of Transportation has launched a new website detailing projects that are underway and planned. As most jurisdictions in the Commonwealth have entered Phase Three of...
by Alex Russell | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
SMART SCALE is a program that distributes transportation funds based on a transparent and objective evaluation of projects that will determine how effectively they achieve statewide transportation needs outlined in VTrans 2045. For projects eligible under both the...
by Alex Russell | Aug 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
RideShare, a regional service providing free carpool matching, vanpool coordination, and the “Guaranteed Ride Home” program that provides free rides home in an emergency, released an updated website to assist with navigating transportation options in the...
by Alex Russell | Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
(RICHMOND) – On Friday, July 24, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) relaunched its Virginia Breeze Intercity Bus service. The popular service, connecting underserved, rural areas of Virginia along the I-81 and I-66 corridors to the...
