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CTB funds first round of I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan Projects
Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) recently added 31 Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan Projects to the state’s Six-Year Improvement Program. The CTB is a 17-member group, appointed by the governor, that allocates highway funding, designates...
2019 Fall Commonwealth Transportation Board Meetings
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) will conduct nine public meetings across Virginia to give citizens and stakeholders the opportunity to provide comments on transportation projects and programs. The public meeting for the Staunton District will be at 3:00...
Survey and Pop-up Meetings to Shed Light on Transportation Priorities for the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Region
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) is taking public input to the streets with an online survey and a series of pop-up meetings to learn about residents’ transportation needs and priorities in our region. The input will inform...
SAWMPO to Hold Long-Range Transportation Plan Pop-Up Meetings
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) invites the public to attend a series of public input meetings for the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The LRTP identifies regional transportation needs over a 25-year period....
VDOT Begins STARS Study on US 250 in Waynesboro and Augusta County
VDOT’s Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions (STARS) program “develop(s) comprehensive, innovative transportation solutions to relieve congestion bottlenecks and solve critical traffic and safety challenges throughout the Commonwealth." Based on several...
City of Waynesboro To Have First Safe Routes to School Coordinator
The VDOT Safe Routes to School Program has announced its FY 2020 Non-Infrastructure Program awards to localities across the Commonwealth. Waynesboro Public Schools, in partership with the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Office on Youth will hire a Safe Routes to School...
Draft Amendment to the 2040 Constrained Long Range Plan (CLRP) Available for Public Comment
July 1, 2019 through August 6, 2019 The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) hereby releases for public comment an amendment to the 2040 Constrained Long Range Plan (CLRP). The CLRP identifies transportation projects to be built in...
General Assembly Passes I-81 Funding Package
On April 3rd, 2019, the General Assembly passed Governor Northam’s I-81 Improvement Program legislation amendments related to funding mechanisms for improvements to the corridor. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the transportation package that the legislature...
SAWMPO 2019 Calendar Announced
The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) announces its 2019 meeting schedules. All meetings will be held at the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, 112 MacTanly Place, Staunton, unless otherwise advertised on the SAWMPO...
SMART SCALE Draft Scores and Funding Scenario
The Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI) presented the SMART SCALE Round 3 DRAFT Funding Scenario to the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) on January 15th. The draft scenario selects the top scoring projects until remaining District Grant Program...