The existing Robert O. Norris Jr. (Route 3) Bridge across the lower Rappahannock River The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is presently studying a replacement for its Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge, which carries Virginia Route 3 across the lower Rappahannock River between Middlesex County (on Virginia's Middle [...]
On Feb. 1, 2023, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $800 million in grant awards for 510 projects through the first round of funding for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. The fiscal year 2022 awards include 473 Action Plan Grants, which are listed in this [...]
Multi-lane urban and suburban arterial roads--which plague many Virginia communities--are dangerous and hostile for pedestrians and bicyclists. How can we make these roads safer? That’s the theme of this virtual panel discussion on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 7 p.m., sponsored by our friends at the Fairfax Alliance for Better [...]
The Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release on November 22, 2021: RELEASE: CONTACT: IMMEDIATE Kathleen Leonard, VDOT | 703-638-9115 Haley Glynn, DRPT | 804-351-6647 Karen Finucan Clarkson, VRE | 571-255-0931 Erica Hawksworth, NVTA | 571-355-4661 Mathew Friedman, NVTC | 571-457-9516 NOVA-184807 Nov. 22, 2021 Learn about Agency [...]
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is now undertaking its periodic (5-year) update of TransAction, its long-range multimodal regional transportation plan for all of Northern Virginia. According to NVTA, TransAction is intended to guide the development of “safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation projects over a 20-year time frame.” The two-year [...]
