All Posts in ‘2016 General Assembly’
I-66 Outside the Beltway Better Multi-modal Mobility by Design Public Hearings
The Virginia Department of Transportation and the I-66 Express Mobility Partners are hosting 3 public hearings on the Transform I-66 Outside the Beltway Project. All meetings are from 6:00 […]
Troubled Bridges Over The Potomac’s Waters
The 84-year old Arlington Memorial Bridge carries 68,000 vehicles per day. Absent immediate replacement of its deck and support structures, it will close to traffic in 2021. Area elected officials […]
I-66 Outside the Beltway: The Path Forward
Upgrading I-66 outside the Capital Beltway is a longstanding Alliance priority. The Alliance has supported upgrading of I-66 between the Capital Beltway and US 15 Haymarket for a long time […]
The Importance of Choosing Wisely
“You must choose, but choose wisely” – Templar Knight to Indiana Jones In The Last Crusade Tonight the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) will decide how to allocate $5 million […]
Alliance Endorses Some HB 2 Recommendations and Proposes Improvements
In recent testimony before the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) the Alliance endorsed several projects in the first round of HB 2 projects while recommending changes to transform Six-Year Improvement Program […]
HB 796
Practical design standards; VDOT to employ standards for any highway system project. Requires the Department of Transportation to employ practical design standards for any highway system project, including all projects costing […]
SB 471
Commonwealth Transportation Board; regional membership. Increases from 17 to 19 the membership of the Commonwealth Transportation Board by the addition of two nonlegislative citizen members: one from the Hampton Roads […]
SB 258
Commonwealth Transportation Board; voting weighted by population. Provides that the votes of the nine nonlegislative citizen members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board who represent the nine highway construction districts shall […]
HB 1346
Commonwealth Transportation Board; regional membership. Increases from 17 to 19 the membership of the Commonwealth Transportation Board by the addition of two nonlegislative citizen members: one from the Hampton Roads […]
HJ 138
Study; Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability to study the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s compliance with the Dulles Toll Road Permit and Operating […]