Port authority offers 5-year lease to Port of Richmond
The Virginian-Pilot
Connaughton has expressed interest in enhancing a weekly barge service ferrying cargo containers between Hampton Roads and the Richmond port. ...

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AGL Resources Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results; Reaffirms Fiscal 2010 ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The improvement over the prior-year quarter was due primarily to the addition of earnings from the Hampton Roads Crossing and Magnolia pipelines, ...

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Public project, private risk
Virginia Business Magazine
Although not as far along as the Beltway project, a public-private partnership to improve the Midtown Tunnel in Hampton Roads is nearing a final agreement, ...

Making a case for light rail
The Virginian-Pilot
Business leaders didn't push for a system that would help get their people around Hampton Roads more quickly. The benefits of a line between downtown ...

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McDonnell's US 460 dilemma: public money needed
Washington Post (blog)
Any Washingtonian who has tried to drive to Virginia Beach and the ocean shore on a summer weekend knows how jammed the bridge tunnels under Hampton Roads ...

Light-rail trains will be in motion, but it's too early to hop aboard
The Virginian-Pilot
... Hampton Roads Transit spokesman. A four-person testing team from the cars' manufacturer, Siemens Transportation Systems Inc., has arrived to begin work. ...

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Expert says HR-to-DC rail would run at $1 billion surplus
The Virginian-Pilot
Metcalf presented his findings Wednesday to the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, which paid him $167000 to develop a Preliminary Vision ...
High-speed rail still possible on Peninsula, consultant saysDaily Press
Many support high-speed rail plan, but some worry about overpassesProgress Index

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Hurricane evacuation: It would take region 36 hours
The Virginian-Pilot
"Thirty-six hours is not reasonable," said Rob Case, principal transportation engineer for the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization. ...
Va. Hurricane Evacuation Plans Called "Inadequate"WRIC

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Stuck in traffic? It's only going to get worse
The Virginian-Pilot
Currently, 12 percent of the region's primary routes are severely jammed during afternoon rush hours, according to the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning ...

$73.5 million found for transportation; how much can be spent?
The Virginian-Pilot
... will be very helpful for funding other projects," said Dwight Farmer, executive director of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization. ...
VDOT says $73.5 million available for projects in Hampton RoadsWVEC.com (subscription)

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