Monthly Archives: May 2010
Bus gets stuck on light rail median
Downtown Norfolk Updated: Thursday, 27 May 2010, 5:59 PM EDT Published : Thursday, 27 May 2010, 11:48 AM EDT NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A yellow school bus blocked traffic in downtown Norfolk late Thursday morning. The Newport News Public Schools bus driver drove over a light rail overhead contact system (OCS) base, which is used
Norfolk light-rail official: Water may not be culprit
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot © May 27, 2010 NORFOLK Water may not be to blame for the settling of light-rail tracks at the intersection of Brambleton Avenue and Second Street. Don Lint, Hampton Roads Transit light-rail construction manager, said that once the tracks and the panels they are bolted to are removed next week, the
Light-rail crews to rebuild Fort Norfolk intersection
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot © May 26, 2010 NORFOLK Light-rail construction crews, who are working toward a mid-July completion deadline downtown, must rebuild an intersection after flooding caused the underpinnings to settle. The at-grade crossing at Brambleton Avenue and 2nd Street in the Fort Norfolk area will be torn out for two weeks starting Tuesday,
Light rail construction wraps up in Freemason
By Bill Cresenzo/InsideBiz.com Businesses and residents in Norfolk’s Freemason Historic District got some good news last week – major light rail construction that caused confusion and detours is complete. “This is the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Omar Boukhriss, owner of the Carriage House Restaurant on Bute Street, and Voila, on nearby
Light Rail stations to be completed this summer
WTKR.com The Norfolk Light Rail station at Norfolk State University is one of eleven Light Rail stations that will run on the 7.4 miles of track from Eastern Virginia Medical School to Newtown Road. It’s the only station that will sit high above city streets and will have an elevator for passengers. “This platform is