Transportation Board Invites Public Feedback on Transportation Projects

RICHMOND, Va. – The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) will be hosting meetings across the commonwealth and is inviting the public to share feedback on transportation projects that have been recommended for funding. Members of the community may participate by attending public meetings or submitting comments online, by email or mail.

Public comments will be considered by the CTB as it develops the FY 2019-2024 Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP). The SYIP allocates public funds to highway, road, bridge, rail, bicycle, pedestrian, public transportation, and transportation demand management projects. The Draft FY 2019-2024 SYIP identifies projects proposed for inclusion in the final program, which will be approved at the CTB’s June meeting. All federally-eligible projects in the SYIP will be included in the federally-required Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to document how Virginia will obligate its federal funds. 

The public meetings will begin at 4 p.m. in each of the locations except as noted below (a formal comment period will be held at each meeting):

Monday, April 16, 2018Hampton RoadsHampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320	Thursday, April 19, 2018LynchburgLynchburg District Office Ramey Memorial Auditorium 4303 Campbell Avenue (Route 501) Lynchburg, VA 24501	Tuesday, April 24, 2018RichmondHilton Garden Inn 800 Southpark Boulevard Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Monday, April 30, 2018*Northern VirginiaVDOT Northern Virginia District Office, Potomac Room 4975 Alliance Drive Fairfax, VA 22030  *Meeting starts at 5:30 p.m.	Thursday, May 3, 2018StauntonHoliday Inn and Conference Center 152 Fairway Lane Staunton, VA 24402	Monday, May 7, 2018CulpeperVDOT Culpeper District Office, Auditorium 1601 Orange Road Culpeper, VA 22701
Tuesday, May 8, 2018FredericksburgGermanna Community College Center for Workforce & Community Education 10000 Germanna Point Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22408	Thursday, May 10, 2018SalemHoliday Inn Valley View 3315 Ordway Drive Roanoke, VA 24017	Monday, May 14, 2018BristolSouthwest Virginia Higher Education Center One Partnership Cir. Abingdon, VA 24210

Meeting materials will be available at http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/planning/springmeetings/default.asp beginning April 16, 2018.

Online sources

Six-Year Improvement Program:
VDOT: http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/syp-default.asp
DRPT: http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/finance-procurement/overview/

You can also submit your comments by email or mail by May 30, 2018:

• For roads and highways: Six-YearProgram@VDOT.Virginia.govor Infrastructure Investment Director, Virginia Department of Transportation 1401 East Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219.
• For transit and rail: DRPTPR@drpt.virginia.govor Public Information Office, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation 600 East Main Street, Suite 2102, Richmond VA, 23219.

For additional information about the CTB, visit http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/.