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Commonwealth Transportation Board schedules meetings for Virginia feedback

Rebecca Barnabi
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) will host nine meetings across Virginia and invites the public to share feedback on transportation projects.

Virginians are welcome to attend meetings and provide feedback or submit feedback via email or mail about projects recommended for funding and other transportation initiatives.

The public will have an opportunity to learn and share feedback about:

The Draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2031 Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP), which allocates public funds to highway, road, bridge, rail, bicycle, pedestrian, public transportation and transportation demand management projects. The Draft FY 2026-2031 SYIP identifies projects proposed for inclusion in the final program, which will be before the CTB at its June meeting. All federally eligible projects in the SYIP will be included in the federally required Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to document how Virginia will obligate its federal funds. The Draft FY 2026-2031 SYIP includes projects recommended for funding in the following programs:

SMART SCALE — provides funding to public transportation, transportation demand management, and capital improvement projects through the High Priority Projects Program and the Construction District Grant Program
Safety — provides funding for safety improvements across the roadway network
Innovation and Technology Transportation Fund (ITTF) — provides funding for pilot programs and fully developed initiatives related to high-tech infrastructure improvements
State of Good Repair — provides funding for deteriorated pavements and structurally deficient bridges
Public Transportation and Rail — provides funding to support public transportation agencies and rail programs throughout the Commonwealth

Comments will also be accepted for new projects valued at more than $25 million.

The public meetings are scheduled in each of the locations at 4 p.m., except as noted below:

Tuesday, April 22
Richmond District
Richmond District Hawthorne Auditorium
2430 Pine Forest Drive
Colonial Heights, VA 23834

Wednesday, April 23
Lynchburg District
Lynchburg District Ramey Auditorium
4303 Campbell Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501

Thursday, April 24
Hampton Roads District
Hampton Roads District James River Auditorium
7511 Burbage Drive
Suffolk, VA 23435

Tuesday, May 6
Fredericksburg District
Fredericksburg District Auditorium
86 Deacon Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22405

Wednesday, May 7
Culpeper District
Culpeper District Auditorium
1601 Orange Road

Thursday, May 8, 5 p.m.
Northern Virginia District
Northern Virginia District Potomac Conference Room
4975 Alliance Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030

Tuesday, May 13
Bristol District
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
One Partnership Circle
Abingdon, VA 24210

Wednesday, May 14
Salem District
Holiday Inn Valley View
3315 Ordway Drive
Roanoke, VA 24017

Thursday, May 15
Staunton District
Blue Ridge Community College, Robert E. Plecker Workforce Center
One College Lane
Weyers Cave, VA 24486

Information about VDOT’s Six-Year Improvement Program is available online. Information about DRPT is available online.

Comments may be submitted via online form, email or mail by May 21, 2025:

For roads and highways: [email protected] or Infrastructure Investment Director, Virginia Department of Transportation, 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219.
For transit and rail: [email protected] or Public Information Office, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, 600 East Main Street, Suite 2102, Richmond, VA 23219.

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca J. Barnabi is the national editor of Augusta Free Press. A graduate of the University of Mary Washington, she began her journalism career at The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star. In 2013, she was awarded first place for feature writing in the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Awards Program, and was honored by the Virginia School Boards Association’s 2019 Media Honor Roll Program for her coverage of Waynesboro Schools. Her background in newspapers includes writing about features, local government, education and the arts.