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NN airport to offer non-stop Cancun flights

By Austin Bogues — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:18:00 GMT

NEWPORT NEWS — Local spring breakers and vacationers will have a new option to get South of the Border starting next year.

CommonwealthTransportation Board approves $355 million operations center contract

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:52:00 GMT

TME and VDOT reach agreement to pay pothole claims

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:09:00 GMT

AAA gas prices drop in Hampton Roads

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:58:00 GMT

If you are making the trip along with many others on the road for the upcoming holiday weekend, you’ll be seeing a drop in prices at the gas pump. The average price of a gallon of gas has fallen to $3.36 in Virginia, 15 cents less than last month, according to AAA. That’s nearly 29 cents a gallon less than last year

Traffic loop installation at Coleman Bridge

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:10:00 GMT

VDOT will be installing traffic loop sensors on the Colemand Bridge Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to a news release, the loop installation will take place in the northbound direction in the far outside right lane adjacent to the the bridge's Administration building.

NTSB: Lower blood alcohol content level for drivers

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:36:00 GMT

The National Transportation Safety Board said states should lower the blood alcohol level that is considered legally drunk from 0.08 to 0.05, seeking to curb the amount of alcohol-related traffic deaths. According to an MSNBC.com report, each year 10,000 people die in alcohol related traffic crashes. The report says that moving to that blood alcohol level indicator would save nearly 1,000 lives per year. To read the full report, click here .

Middle Ground Boulevard project makes progress

By Austin Bogues — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:56:00 GMT

Work has been moving along steadily on the project to bring another much needed crossing between Jefferson Avenue and Warwick Boulevard in Newport News.

TRAFFIC: New pattern on Norview Avenue near I-64 east

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:45:00 GMT

VDOT will open the I-64 east ramp from Norview Avenue east Monday morning. The new ramp removes the left turn movement from Norview Avenue east onto I-64 east toward Virginia Beach, the department said in a news release.

Ward: Hampton Roads should examine congestion tolling

By Austin Bogues , abogues@dailypress.com | 247-4536 — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

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 billion on a third crossing it needs to explore all alternatives.

VDOT participates in National Work Zone Safety Awareness week

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:05:00 GMT

This week is National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, a time each year where road workers and transportation officials stress safety on roads where construction is taking place.

State of Transportation report addresses changes in travel

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:38:00 GMT

The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization has released a draft version of its annual State of Transportation Report. The report offers a variety of tidbits into how the region travels, and how that travel relates to the economy.

Mercury Boulevard repaving underway

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:25:00 GMT

New asphalt is being placed on Mercury Boulevard in Hampton as warmer temperatures return to the region, allowing the city to repair some of the damage from winter.

New traffic pattern as Ft. Eustis Boulevard bridge replacement project moves forward

By Austin Bogues , abogues@dailypress.com | 247-4536 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:15:00 GMT

There's a new traffic pattern along parts of Ft. Eustis Boulevard in Newport News as a bridge replacement project continues.

Va. Beach gets private bid to expand The Tide

By Austin Bogues — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:21:00 GMT

A private group is seeking to expand Hampton Roads Transit's light rail service, The Tide, into Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach City Councilman Jim Wood said Mayor Will Sessoms briefed council members on the proposal in a Wednesday council session. Included in the group seeking to expand the popular light rail service is former HRT CEO Philip Shucet and his eponymous company, AECOM, Truland and Skanska.

HRT to discuss peer report into operations Thursday afternoon

By Austin Bogues — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:14:00 GMT

Hampton Roads Transit on Thursday will review a report by a group of peer agencies that says the agency has work to do to manage its finances.

Could public transit boost housing prices?

By Austin Bogues — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:36:00 GMT

A new study by the American Public Transportation Association says that home values performed 42 percent better during the last recession when they were located near public transit services.

McDonnell signs the transportation billl - with tweaks

By Austin Bogues — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:04:00 GMT

Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed the landmark transportation bill the General Assembly passed in February. McDonnell has made several amendments to the legislation, as the Daily Press reported. Here's an excerpt from Daily Press and Shad Plank writer Todd Allen Wilson's story:

VDOT will address potholes on I-264, I-64

By Austin Bogues — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:03:00 GMT

More than a week and a half after telling reporters to spend the weekend reading through a VDOT investigation of the pothole situation on I-264 and I-64 in South Hampton Roads, the department is ready to take questions.

U.S. Airways upgrades jets at Newport News Williamsburg International Airport

By Austin Bogues — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:49:00 GMT

The Peninsula Airport Commission announced Tuesday that U.S. Airways will upgrade three of its daily flights from Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport to Charlotte, N.C.

VDOT will close James River Bridge northbound Wednesday and Thursday night

By Austin Bogues — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:42:00 GMT

The Virginia Department of Transportation will close all lanes of the northbound span toward Newport News Wednesday and Thursday this week overnight.

HRPTA to hold meeting in Norfolk tonight

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:27:00 GMT

The Hampton Roads Public Transportation Alliance today will discuss the effects of the transportation bill the General Assembly passed last month in Norfolk.

Former VDOT Commissioner and HRT CEO Philip Shucet weighs-in on transportation bill

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:39:00 GMT

Philip Shucet , the former VDOT Commissioner and former head of Hampton Roads Transit penned an editorial in Sunday's Virginian-Pilot addressing the topic on everybody's mind, the new transportation package. Shucet addresses "What next" after the bill's passage, which provides the first major lump sum of money for roads in decades. But experts agree that it won't be enough to fund all of the region's transportation needs .

How would the transportation bill affect Gloucester County?

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:09:00 GMT

The Daily Press's Matt Sabo shows how the transportation bill passed by the General Assembly would affect Gloucester County. There's been much discussion in some of the more rural counties about how the bill would benefit them. There's already a toll on the Coleman Bridge.

McDonnell reacts to pothole report

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:18:00 GMT

Gov. Bob McDonnell pointed to the recent transportation package that passed the General Assembly last month as part of the solution to the problems facing I-264.

VDOT holds press conference to say it will hold a press conference to discuss pothole report

By Austin Bogues — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:02:00 GMT

An internal report released by the Virginia Department of Transportation Friday, said a contractor wasn't proactive enough in addressing potholes and other road maintenance along I-264 and I-64 in Southside Hampton Roads.