Suffolk backs Hampton Roads infrastructure coordination and regional transit study
Sep 17, 2026
Council was briefed on HB1241 (creating an infrastructure coordination and readiness framework) and HJ28 (establishing a two-year Hampton Roads regional transit study covering three transit agencies including Suffolk Transit); staff recommended supporting the PDC-coordinated efforts and the transit study to inform potential 2028 funding solutions.
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Mindy Carlin asked the council to support regional efforts to coordinate transportation and transit funding. She told council HB1241 created a Hampton Roads infrastructure coordination and readiness framework directing the PDC to identify and sequence unfunded regional flooding needs but noted no state funding accompanied that directive. "There were 2 pieces of legislation that were advanced. 1 was HB 12 41, which created the Hampton Roads infrastructure coordination and readiness framework," Carlin said.
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