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Traffic backups on both I-64 and I-664 in Hampton
Daily PressOn I-64 East in the City of Hampton, at Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel East, motorists can expect major delays due to congestion, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Traffic is backed up about 2 miles. On I-664 at mile marker 3 in the...Tags: Traffic, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation
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HRTPO looks to leverage transportation money
CHESAPEAKE — Regional leaders discussed how to make the most of transportation money available to them Thursday at the board retreat of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization. With a little leverage, the estimated $200 million in...Tags: Traffic, Transportation, Hampton Roads, Trips and Vacations, Bob McDonnell
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HRTPO retreat critical point in road funding debate
On Thursday regional leaders will huddle for a nearly four-hour retreat in a cramped board room to discuss how they'll spend an estimated $200 million per year to alleviate road congestion. Although they won't make any firm decisions, the talks will...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Transportation, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Government
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New transportation funds to benefit Hampton Roads by early 2014
Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday that the commonwealth's newest six-year transportation projects plan included an additional $4 billion that will be generated by the comprehensive transportation funding package passed by the General Assembly in...
Tags: Greenbrier, Transportation, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Highway Transportation
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May 7 Letters: STEAM academy, immigration controls, tunnel tolls
Where's lesson plan? Re: "Specialized learning regardless of ZIP code," May 5. The co-founders of the STEAM Academy of Virginia have honed their rhetoric to a fine degree. I have seen it in a variety of forums and formats now. What I haven't seen is any...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Deportation, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Migration
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Virginia Run for the Fallen kicks off Thursday
On Thursday afternoon, motorists driving along Mercury Boulevard in Hampton or Route 17 in York County might notice runners keeping a steady pace, and looking like they have a purpose. They do. The first-ever Virginia Run for the Fallen kicks off...Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), U.S. Department of State, Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), York County (Virginia)
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April 29 Letters: Bombings, tunnel tolls, gun rights, controls
Referencing the recent Boston bombing articles and the much-written-about decision of Williams-Sonoma to pull pressure cookers similar to the ones used in the bombing off of their shelves. This is so very typical of the American way, is it not? When we...Tags: Bill Wright, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Daily Press Feedback for 4/26: Outlet Mall closing, hotel defaced, traffic woes continue
Outlet Mall to close The Williamsburg Outlet Mall will close at the end of the year. Michelle Bryant: I'm suprised it stayed open this long. That place has been dead for years. Lezeria Marsh: So sorry to hear that. Karen Pelphrey Gill: No surprise...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Ward: Hampton Roads should examine congestion tolling
Hampton Mayor Molly Joseph Ward says the region needs to study congestion pricing as a way to help alleviate traffic at the tunnels.Ward, chairwoman of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, said before the region spends more than $3...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hampton Roads, Prices, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Travel
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There's regional strength in compromise
Recent events — particularly new transportation legislation [and] sequestration — remind us regionalism is becoming more and more a fact of life. Some like to say Hampton Roads is not a region and that it citizens don't want to be one,...Tags: Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Emporia (Emporia, Virginia), Local Government, Transportation, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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VDOT schedules late January Interstate 64 hearings
The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled two public meetings in late January to discuss possible expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. The meetings come in conjunction with a public comment period - that runs through Feb. 13 -...
Tags: Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Transportation, Hampton Roads, Virginia Department of Transportation, Travel
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Japanese train stuffing: Be glad you're not a Tokyo commuter
On this Thanksgiving holiday, I'm thankful to not be a Japanese commuter. The island nation is home to any number of phenomenon that are simultaneously amusing and cringe-worthy. Train stuffing is no exception. Apparently, so packed are the country'...
Tags: Dressing and Stuffing, YouTube, Hampton Roads
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