Monthly Archives: August 2009
HRT announces Comprehensive Public Involvement Program for Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study
Hampton Roads Transit announced today a public involvement program for the Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study that will include a wide range of opportunities for public input. Two public meetings will be held in Virginia Beach in September. The first is scheduled for September 9, from 6-8 p.m., at Princess Anne High School, 4400 Virginia
HRT gets funds for upkeep of Elizabeth River ferries, buses
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot © August 4, 2009 NORFOLK Hampton Roads Transit has been awarded $437,000 in federal economic stimulus money for maintenance of the Elizabeth River ferries and express buses. The money will be used for preventive maintenance on HRT’s ferries that shuttle passengers across the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth and
One Norfolk road to close, another reduced to one lane
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot © August 4, 2009 NORFOLK The Military Highway access road will close from Curlew Drive to Sellger Drive as early as today and continue through Oct. 2 for light-rail construction. Motorists are encouraged to use Corporate Boulevard or Kidd Boulevard as alternative routes. Traffic will be reduced to one lane