Frequently Asked Questions

To complete the appropriate studies, designs, funding analyses, and documentation necessary to determine feasibility, permit-ability, and transportation benefits necessary to advance corridor improvement alternatives.                 

The study was funded through the Hampton Road Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC).                 

The study focused on Hampton Roads connectivity through the lenses of economic vitality, resiliency, accessibility, and quality of life.                 

The HRTPO lead the study, with collaboration from two regional stakeholder groups – the Working Group and Steering (Policy) Committee. Technical experts from seven area cities, regulatory agencies, and other key stakeholders, such as the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy, Virginia Port Authority, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Army Corps. Of Engineers, Virginia Department of Transportation, and HRTAC comprised the Working Group. Elected officials from the same seven cities comprised the Steering (Policy) Committee.                 

The “Southside” including Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Franklin, Southampton County, and Isle of Wight County. The “Peninsula” including Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, as well as James City County and York County.                 

After evaluation, the segments will be divided into two tiers for further analysis:

Tier I:  Segments recommended for HRTPO to evaluate for the 2050  Lange Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).

Tier II: Segments recommended for HRTPO to include in the Regional Transportation Vision Plan. 

No, segments were not eliminated from consideration. They were tiered for further review and future consideration by HRTPO.                 

No tolls other than existing toll facilities and future express lanes were considered for any of the alternatives.                 

Copies of the study documents are available on the resources page or you can contact us at 757-420-8300.                 

The HRTPO board voted on the tiered segments.  Tier 1 segments will be recommended for consideration in the fiscally constrained 2050 HRTPO Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). Tier 2 segments will be recommended for inclusion in the 2050 Regional Transportation Vision Plan. Because the LRTP must include projects with available funding identified, not all recommendations are guaranteed inclusion in the final 2050 LRTP.                 

Construction of the segments is  subject to inclusion in the fiscally constrained Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and the availability of funding.  Once adopted into the LRTP, a funding/construction timetable will be established by HRTAC, in conjunction with HRTPO and VDOT.