Hampton Roads Pressroom
Beach plan documents new interest in light rail
Post Date: Oct 27
PHILIP NEWSWANGER – Senior Staff Writer
Inside Business
The city of Virginia Beach has released the final draft of its comprehensive plan, which is a blueprint for how the city will grow in the future.
Included in the plan is a section on light rail and how it could fit into the city’s transportation master plan.
Ten years ago, [...]
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Light Rail Education: Expert Says Residents Need to Know More
Post Date: Oct 27
By Debbie Messina
The Virginian-Pilot
A leader in the national transit industry toured the construction of Norfolk’s light-rail line last week and encouraged a local transit advocacy group to inform residents about the benefits of trains and buses.
Education is key to growing new transit systems, Bill Millar, president of the American Public Transportation Association said at a [...]
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Board picks builder for light-rail stations
Post Date: Oct 23
By Debbie Messina
The Virginian-Pilot
© October 23, 2009
NORFOLK
Hampton Roads Transit’s board on Thursday awarded a $3.96 million contract to build 11 light-rail stations, slightly under the $4.09 million projected budget.
The contract went to W.M. Schlosser Company Inc., which is already building the light-rail vehicle storage and maintenance facility. The company has done similar work for the [...]
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HRT plans to upgrade Norfolk bus maintenance facility…
Post Date: Oct 22
HRT plans to upgrade Norfolk bus maintenance facility with stimulus money
WTKR-TV3
Hampton Roads Transit is getting over 20 million dollars of federal transportation stimulus money. The majority of it is being used to upgrade the aging bus maintenance facility in Norfolk.
Pieces of history scatter the floor at the HRT maintenance bus facility in Norfolk. Built in [...]
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More streets closing for light-rail work
Post Date: Oct 12
Two more downtown streets are closing for light-rail construction.
Starting Monday, both the northbound and southbound lanes of Monticello Avenue, from City Hall Avenue to Freemason Street, will close. Tazewell Street will also close between Granby Street and Monticello Avenue.
This closure will be in effect for one week. The northbound lane will reopen Oct. 19.
During the [...]