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HRMPO is offering several opportunities to gather feedback and input that will guide the region’s 2045 long range transportation plan (LRTP), which is now in its second phase of development. The plan will cover all modes of travel, including transit, highways,...

Earlier this year the HRMPO engaged the community through a visioning survey for the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). Through this survey community members provided input on their vision for the transportation system, and their transportation needs and...

Virginia travelers can now search local transportation options in a "one-click" directory for public transit, human service, and specialized transportation providers and services. The service, called Transportation Navigator, is according to the Department of Rail and...

VDOT will host a citizen information meeting for the planned widening of Interstate 81 in the Harrisonburg area. This project widens I-81 northbound and southbound to three lanes between mile marker 242.2 in Rockingham County and 248.5 in Harrisonburg. The meeting...

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (HRMPO) Policy Board and Technical Advisory Committee will resume conducting in-person meetings beginning in August 2021. All meetings will be held at the Rockingham County Administration Center, 20 East...

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is developing the Statewide Rail Plan (SRP) projects, policies, and initiatives that will guide future growth and development in Virginia. Learn more about the SRP and view the statewide DRPT rail...

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) recently approved the FY 2022-2027 Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP), which allocates $24 billion to highway, rail and public transportation over the next six years. The board also approved the FY 2022 budgets for the...

Every year, the HRMPO sets the region's transportation safety and performance targets to meet state and national Transportation Performance Management (TPM) safety goals. The targets, which include goals for reducing vehicular and pedestrian fatalies, are in response...

Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation is Seeking Input for a Multimodal Transit Center Feasibility Study: Survey Available Online and at Key Locations (Harrisonburg, Va., June 16, 2021) – The Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation (HDPT) is...

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 offense...