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I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan – Public Meeting

State DOT officials hosted the first of three public meetings in our region for the “I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan” on June 13th, from 4:00 – 7:00 PM, at the Blue Ridge Community College Plecker Center. The officials and consultants from Kimley-Horn gave brief...

HRMPO Hosted Public Open House on April 26

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (HRMPO) invited the public to attend an informational public open house on the Draft Amendment to the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan. The open house was scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2018,...

VDOT Spring Transportation Hearings

The Commonwealth Transportation Board and the Virginia Department of Transportation hosted the region's FY 2019-2024 Six Year Improvement Program Spring Transportation Hearing on Thursday May 3rd, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM at the: Holiday Inn Staunton Conference Center152...

Planning Documents Released for Public Comment

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (HRMPO) hereby releases for public comment the Draft FY19 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Amendment. Copies of the UPWP and LRTP may also be reviewed...

Northam Names State Transportation Officials

Gov.-elect Ralph Northam has named Shannon Valentine, a member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board and a former legislator, as his secretary of transportation. Valentine represents the Lynchburg district on the state transportation board. She was as co-director...

Long-Range Transportation Demand Management Plan Adopted

Long-Range Transportation Demand Management Plan Adopted The Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (CSPDC) adopted the region's Long-Range Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan at its October 16, 2017 meeting. The TDM Plan provides an overview of the...

Adopted FY 2019 SMART SCALE Changes “Round 3”

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has adopted a set of proposed changes to the SMART SCALE program to the for consideration and approval in advance of Round 3, which opens in March, 2018. During “Round 2” of SMART SCALE FY-2017, only about $1 billion was...

Bridgewater Route 42 / Main St. Study Public Meeting Held

Thursday, September 28, 2017, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.Bridgewater Community CenterCouncil Chambers201 Green StreetBridgewater, Virginia 22812 Officials from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Town of Bridgewater held the final public...

Market Street STARS Study

The objective of the STARS (Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions) Program is to develop comprehensive, innovative transportation solutions to relieve congestion bottlenecks and solve critical traffic and safety challenges throughout the commonwealth....

VTRANS 2040 – your input is needed

The movement of people and goods is important for Virginia’s vitality and competitiveness.  During the past three years, Virginia’s multimodal transportation agencies have prepared a series of plans and documents that make up Virginia’s Statewide Multimodal...