Hampton Roads Pressroom

Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Detour

Post Date: Mar 11

ROUTES # 1, # 3, & # 5 / SATURDAY MARCH 13TH, 2010 STARTING 9:00 AM
#1 GRANBY ( FROM WARDS CORNER TO OCEAN VIEW )
VIA GRANBY, R-BAY VIEW, L-TIDEWATER DR., R-MASON CREEK ROAD at traffic signal, R-OCEAN VIEW AVE. * Load Passengers On OCEAN VIEW AVE. in front of store at DUFFY’S LANE [...]

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Price to buy old rail corridor could change

Post Date: Mar 11

The Virginian-Pilot
© March 11, 2010
VIRGINIA BEACH
The city’s proposed $40 million deal to buy an old rail corridor for a possible light rail project could cost more because a federal agency is asking questions about the land’s value.
Federal Transit Administration officials say past appraisals of the 10.6-mile long strip are [...]

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Monticello Avenue & Charlotte Street Lanes to Re-Open

Post Date: Mar 09

Turns from Monticello Avenue to Freemason Street to Close
On or after March 10th, Monticello Avenue between Freemason Street and Charlotte Street will reopen to northbound traffic. Charlotte Street between Monticello Avenue and Saint Paul’s Boulevard will reopen to through traffic in both directions.
The east and west sides of the Monticello/Freemason intersection will close for light [...]

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Norfolk light-rail overages leave funding concerns

Post Date: Feb 26

By Debbie Messina
The Virginian-Pilot
© February 26, 2010
HAMPTON
Cost overruns on Norfolk’s light-rail project have created a potential cash-flow crunch for the $338 million starter line, Hampton Roads Transit’s board learned Thursday.
The increasing costs rolled out over the past couple of months prompted the Federal Transit Administration to hold up $26.8 million of federal money already approved [...]

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Statement Regarding Local Match for Virginia Beach Transit Study

Post Date: Feb 22

Philip Shucet, HRT President and CEO, said, “Today I carefully reviewed the verbatim transcript from the May 19, 2009 Virginia Beach City Council meeting, it is clear to me that HRT committed with certainty that no local City funds would be used to fund the Alternatives Analysis and Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement.  Though our [...]

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