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Newport News briefed on Hampton Roads Transit plan that could cut hours, add microtransit and shift $4.1 million share
Summary
City staff and a consultant presented an HRT system optimization plan that aims to simplify routes, add longer cross‑peninsula service and deploy microtransit; staff warned of a roughly $26 million regional funding gap and said Newport News' share would be about $4.1 million unless changes reduce it.
City finance staff and a consultant on Jan. 27 presented an alternative to Hampton Roads Transit’s proposed system optimization plan that would reduce duplicate routes, add longer cross‑peninsula service and expand targeted microtransit while shifting service hours to higher-demand corridors.
"We are now in year two of a three‑year study," said the consultant working for the two cities, describing a plan that keeps more frequent, 30‑minute service on many routes Monday through Saturday and adds targeted 15‑minute service in the Newport News shipbuilding area. The plan relies on microtransit zones to serve low‑density areas and to feed higher‑frequency routes.
The presentation flagged a regional funding shortfall of about $26,000,000 after pandemic-era funding ran out; city staff said…
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