Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation Releases Draft of Statewide Rail Plan

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The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) released the draft of its statewide rail plan. DRPT put together the plan to deal with the growing needs of Virginia transportation.
Specifically, the projects identified in the plan represent $4.9 billion in rail investments which could remove 7.3 million cars and trucks from Virginia highways and more than 1.2 million tons of carbon emissions. The projects are: Shortline Railroad, Port of Hampton Road, Passenger Rail initiatives and High- Speed Rail initiatives. See the fact sheet for a brief overview of the projects.
It looks like there wasn’t anything mentioned for Charlottesville improvements. ![]()
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