by Alex Russell | Jan 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Commonwealth Transportation (CTB) released scores for the fourth round of transportation projects to be evaluated under the SMART SCALE prioritization process at their January 2021 meeting. More than 400 applications were submitted by localities, metropolitan...
by Alex Russell | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Alex Russell | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) Policy Board approved Draft 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) at their December 2, 2020 meeting. The LRTP identifies potential projects for funding over a 25-year period. The document...
by Alex Russell | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
The City of Staunton announced on November 23, 2020 via a press release that the City has engaged Messer Contracting, LLC to undertake a 20-month, $1.9M streetscape project that will renovate and invigorate a three-block section of North Central Avenue between West...
by Alex Russell | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) received the Commonwealth Connectors Award at the annual American Planning Association (APA) Virginia conference in October 2020. The award recognizes DRPT’s successful planning and implementation of the Virginia...
by Alex Russell | Oct 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and a consultant recently completed a study of one of the highest crash corridors in the region — Route 250 (Jefferson Highway/West Main Street) in Augusta County and the City of Waynesboro. The study focuses on a...
