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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a record of decision on the 25-mile Tier 1 environmental impact statement (EIS) study of Interstate 66 from the Capital Beltway to Haymarket, clearing the way for the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to select one or more of the final ten concepts for detailed analysis.
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties, Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
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Hydraulic fracturing (known as “fracking”) is a method of causing fissures in underground shale rock formations to facilitate the extraction of otherwise inaccessible natural gas and oil. In a typical fracking operation, drillers inject a mixture of pressurized water and chemicals underground to fracture the rock and free up the gas and oil.
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It’s hard to give praise to a team’s defense after looking up at the scoreboard and seeing 45 points on the opponent’s side of the ledger, but … yeah, the UVa. defense was about as solid as it’s been all year long on Saturday down in Miami.
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There were fans across UVa. Nation who watched two plays of the 45-26 UVa. loss at Miami on Saturday: the opening kickoff and the first play from scrimmage, a botched wide-receiver screen that was intercepted and returned for a Miami touchdown and gave the ‘Canes a 7-0 lead six seconds into the game.
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Miami turned four UVa. turnovers into 28 points, including a pick-six six seconds into the game, and the Hurricanes deluged the Cavaliers in a 45-26 win on Saturday.
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The top-seeded Virginia women’s soccer team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament with a 1-0 victory over Georgetown Friday night in front of 1,988 fans at Klöckner Stadium. Junior midfielder Morgan Brian’s goal in the 33rd minute was all the Cavs needed to reach the round of the 16 for the ninth consecutive season.
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Virginia Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe on Friday announced his selection of Aubrey Layne as Secretary of Transportation at the Norfolk International Terminal. Layne, a resident of Virginia Beach, has been a member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board since 2009.
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I’ll take friendly issue here with my friend and colleague Andy Schmookler for his recent column on the still too-close-to-call Virginia attorney general race (“Andy Schmookler: I’m betting on Mark Obenshain acting honorably,” Nov. 21 AFP). I don’t see any dishonor if Obenshain decides after a recount to contest the result in the Virginia General Assembly.
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The first of the new public transit services resulting from the historic transportation funding bill, HB2313 and the 2013 General Assembly session’s Senate Bill 1140 kicked off Nov. 4 in Central Virginia. JAUNT, a public transportation provider based in Charlottesville, covers six jurisdictions and is providing new services in each of them.
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