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Regional boards approve two TIP amendments including Pulse extension to Parham
Summary
Policy boards approved a combined consent motion to adopt two Transportation Improvement Program amendments: a Chesterfield roadway project near Busy Street and a westward extension of Richmond's Pulse service toward Parham Road in Henrico. The motion passed on voice vote.
Policy board members at the joint Plan RVA, Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization and Central Virginia Transportation Authority meeting approved two Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendments placed on the consent agenda on Dec. 4.
Staff said the first amendment covers a Chesterfield County roadway project near Busy Street (referred to in remarks as Alversa Drive) and the second adds an extension of the Pulse bus rapid transit service from the City of Richmond west toward Parham Road in Henrico County. An unnamed staff speaker asked the policy board to take a combined vote on both items so they could move through the approval process.
Miss Harrell moved the combined consent motion and Miss Schneider seconded it. The chair put the question to the board, members responded 'aye' and the chair declared the motion carried. No roll-call tally was read into the record during the meeting minutes available in the transcript.
The staff presentation said both projects advanced through the SmartScale regional prioritization process and include investment of Central Virginia Transportation Authority funds to increase their viability for construction and service. Staff characterized the pair of amendments as routine business intended to align the TIP with recently prioritized projects.
Next steps cited by staff included programming the projects into the TPO's TIP and moving forward under the TPO and local project development processes. The meeting record does not specify project UPC numbers, final funding amounts by source, or an implementation timetable for either amendment.
