The federal government has awarded nearly $23.5 million towards ongoing efforts to complete a biking and walking trail ...

Virginia has won a $165 million federal grant to unlock what it calls the “Atlantic Gateway” to speed passenger rail, freight trains and highway vehicles through one of the most congested corridors on ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — In order to better prepare passengers for delays brought about by hot summer days, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is working to adjust the timetable for Amtrak trains ...

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) announced what it claims is “another record-breaking year in truck diversion” through its freight rail programs, allowing the ...

December 3, 2025 A program of rail infrastructure projects now underway in Virginia’s congested rail corridor outside Washington, D.C. aims to accommodate planned expansions in passenger service while ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) has released a draft of its Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for the 2026 fiscal year, indicating $7 billion ...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) released their Six-Year Improvement Program (SYID) in which $7 billion dollars will be spent over the next six ...

Virginia’s transportation system is massive, with about 129,000 lane miles of roads and roughly 5,900 miles of rail criss-crossing the commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of ...

With Virginia’s share of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions rising and the prospect of massive investment from America’s new Amtrak rider-in-chief, Joe Biden, advocates and state ...

While Del. Askew's bill proposing a feasibility study for a light rail extension to the Oceanfront was tabled, another bill ...