Hampton Roads Pressroom
HRT buses will run on Saturday
Post Date: Jan 29
Hampton Roads Transit will operate on a normal Saturday schedule on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Please check back for updates.
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HRT Board Appoints Philip Shucet President/CEO
Post Date: Jan 28
News Release
3400 Victoria Blvd. Hampton, VA 23661 | Ph: (757) 222-6000 Fx: (757) 222-6195
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | January 28, 2010
Contact: Tom Holden, Public Affairs Manager
Office: 757-222-6183; Cell: 757-676-2616
HAMPTON, Va. – The governing board of Hampton Roads Transit announced Thursday that it has selected Philip A. Shucet as HRT’s president and CEO.
One of Virginia’s leading transportation [...]
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Hampton Roads Transit board to discuss replacing chief executive Michael Townes
Post Date: Jan 28
By Austin Bogues 247-4536
DailyPress.com
Replacing a man with a reputation for bringing scarce state and federal dollars into the region is not an easy task, board members of Hampton Roads Transit said Wednesday.
Today, they’ll meet to begin the process to replace embattled Chief Executive Michael Townes, who will step down at the end of the month.
Townes [...]
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Norfolk extends light rail construction hours
Post Date: Jan 26
NORFOLK — The city of Norfolk is extending light rail construction hours to try to prevent future delays with the project.
Right now crews primarily work from 7 am until 4 or 5 pm, according to Public Works Director John Keifer. The new agreement would allow them to work until 2 am.
“The primary thing on the [...]
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Councilman touts development light rail will bring
Post Date: Jan 26
by Philip Newswanger
philip.newswanger@insidebiz.com
By this time next year, the city of Virginia Beach should know whether light rail will be extended to the Oceanfront.
The city has commissioned a 12-month environmental impact study to look at four alternatives to a transit system in Virginia Beach, one of which is to do nothing.
The other alternatives include implementing a [...]