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Transportation secretary updates subcommittee on I‑81 corridor, I‑64 gap and HRBT expansion projects
Summary
Shep Miller told the Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee that the I‑81 corridor program now totals roughly $360 million in planned work, the I‑64 gap is being widened in three segments with work underway and phased completions, and that the Hampton Roads Bridge‑Tunnel expansion remains the Commonwealth’s largest construction effort.
Shep Miller, Virginia secretary of transportation, briefed the Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee on the status and scale of three major highway initiatives: the I‑81 corridor improvement program, the I‑64 gap‑closing project and the Hampton Roads Bridge‑Tunnel (HRBT) expansion.
Miller said the I‑81 corridor program, launched in 2019, now has an assembled portfolio with a current program value he cited as approximately $360 million and 65 projects in the plan. He said the program receives more than $200 million annually in dedicated funding sources and that additional tranches of funding from the General Assembly were applied in recent budgets. Miller said fewer than 10% of program dollars have been…
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