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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...

Inter-Regional Transit Study Completed

A first-of-its-kind Inter-Regional Transit Study evaluated potential bus service between the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro and Charlottesville. Coordinated by the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, the Study brought together two Planning...

Fall Transportation Meetings

The Commonwealth Transportation Board and the Virginia Department of Transportation will be holding a series of Fall Transportation Meetings on Tuesday, October 10th at the: Blue Ridge Community College,Plecker Center for Continuing Education,One College LaneWeyers...

Smart Portal Opens August 1st

The VDOT Smart Portal will open on August 1, 2017 for applicants to the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program (BPSP) and the Revenue Sharing Program. These programs have an application deadline of November 1, 2017. On...

July Policy Board Meeting To Be Held in Bridgewater

The HRMPO Policy Board Meeting will be holding a special meeting on July 20th, 3:00 P.M, in the Council Chambers, Bridgewater Town Hall, 201 Green Street. This meeting is open to the public.

Commonwealth Transportation Board approves Six-Year Improvement Program

The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved today the latest Six-Year Improvement Program for VDOTand the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, which allocates $18.6 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning July 1, 2017....

FY 2018 TAP Projects Announced

The current Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), a Federal-Aid Highway program, is a component of the federal transportation bill – Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, also known as MAP-21 signed in July 2012. TAP recieved some minor changes and...

Bridgewater receives FY 2018 Transportation Alternatives Award

The Town of Bridgewater has been tentatively awarded funds to construct the first phase of the Riverwalk project.The first phase would construct a path at Edgebriar Park, under the Main Street bridge and into Seven Bridges Park. Then a paved  shared-use path would...