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USDOT Announces Nearly $98 Million In Loans For Interstate 81 Projects
Via Kellen Stepler, Daily News Record, December 12, 2022 The United States Department of Transportation announced it has awarded nearly $98 million in loans for safety improvements on Interstate 81 in Virginia. While the loans won’t directly fund the I-81 Harrisonburg...
Draft State Plan for Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Released
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL) signed in November 2021 includes a total of up to $5 billion in dedicated funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, and $2.5 billion for a discretionary Charging and Fueling Infrastructure grant...
Virginia Establishing State Trails Office within VDOT
At the September 21, 2022 Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) meeting, the Board discussed the State Trails Office, which will be a matrixed office within VDOT with staff in both the Transportation and Mobility Planning Division and the Local Assistance Division....
Six SAWMPO SMART SCALE Round 5 Applications Submitted
The SMART SCALE Round 5 submission deadline was on August 1, 2022 and there were 412 applications submitted statewide for a total request of $333 million. There were 41 submissions in the VDOT Staunton District for Round 5, compared to 42 applications submitted in...
TIP Amendment Approved by the Policy Board
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) released for public comment a draft amendment for ungrouping large and regionally significant transportation projects under “Construction: Safety/ITS/Operations Improvements” to the...
I-81 Exit 235 Study Complete
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) is conducted a study to evaluate mid-term solutions to periodic congestion, and long-term corridor needs and intersection configurations to accommodate future growth along Weyers Cave Road (VA...
Study Suggests Potential Regional Bike and Pedestrian Routes in the SAWMPO
The SAWMPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Regional Connectivity Study identified regional bicycle and pedestrian connectivity gaps between existing, funded, and proposed facilities in Staunton, Augusta County, and Waynesboro, and suggests potential corridors and facilities to...
SAWMPO FY23 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Available for Public Comment
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) hereby releases for a 21-day public comment period the draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The draft FY23 UPWP may be viewed online here: FY23 Draft UPWP. Digital...
Attend, Submit Comments at the CTB Spring Meeting
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) is conducting a series of spring transportation meetings to allow the public to comment on projects recommended for funding in the Six Year Improvement Plan (SYIP). The Staunton District's in-person meeting will be on...
I-81 Exit 235 Study to be Complete in Spring 2022
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO), along with Augusta County, VDOT, and the consultant Michael Baker, are studying how to address congestion and safety issues at I-81 Exit 235 along Weyers Cave Road (VA 256) between Triangle...