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HOT TOPICS
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I-81 Freight Rail Study and Norfolk Southern Cresent Corridor compared and contrasted in new paper for CTB
11/18/07
Because both are rail intermodal efforts
affecting the I-81 Corridor, there has been public confusion over
what these two projects are and how they differ. In a new paper
prepared for the Commonwealth Transportation Board meeting in Roanoke
on November 7, RAIL Solution details the differences and highlights
some curious ways the new NS direction departs from the vision of
its own CEO, Wick Moorman (2nd item below).
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Response to
"I-81 Crescent Corridor" Initiative
7/9/07
RAIL Solution has been asked our views on
Norfolk Southern's recently announced "I-81 Crescent Corridor"
initiative. To understand its significance, one has to separate what's
old from what's new.
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Norfolk Southern's
I-81 Strategy
10/19/06
Norfolk Southern President, Chairman, and
CEO Charles "Wick" Moorman made a major address at Hotel
Roanoke, which he called a "coming out party" for the
railroad's I-81 strategy.
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A Multi-State Plan Needs Multi-State Involvement
RAIL
Solution is reaching out to Tennesseans,
Pennsylvanians, Marylanders, and
West Virginians.
“Our neighbors need to know
that the H-1581 process offers opportunity
for significant transport- ation
improvements at less cost to taxpayers,
highway users and our environment
up and down the I-81 Corridor. These
citizens need to be pressing their
transportation planners to gain
access to the intermodal rail planning
process.”
Dave Foster
RAIL Solution Exec. Dir.
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about I-81 expansion plans
All public hearings will take place from 5
- 8 p.m.
Scroll down for detailed information.
Click here for an overview
of the whole EIS process.
Roanoke,
VA - Tuesday, April 11
Roanoke Wyndham Hotel
2801 Hershberger Road |
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Wytheville, VA - Tuesday,
April 11
Wytheville Community College
1000 East Main Street |
map
Bristol, VA - Wednesday,
April 12
Bristol Holiday Inn & Conference Center
3005 Linden Drive |
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Natural Bridge, VA - Monday, April
17
Natural Bridge Hotel & Conference Center
15 Appledore Lane |
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Winchester, VA - Tuesday, April 18
Winchester Travelodge
160 Front Royal Pike |
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Bridgewater, VA - Wednesday, April
19
Turner Ashby High School
800 N. Main Street |
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All public hearings
will take place from 5 - 8 p.m.
At each location, there will be two meetings taking place simultaneously:
1) One meeting will be in the form of a traditional public hearing, where
people register to speak and then make oral comments in front of an audience
for up to 3 minutes per person. Written
comments will also be accepted and a court reporter will be on hand to
take comments from those who desire privacy.
Registration to speak begins at 4 p.m.
2) At the same time, the second meeting will be taking place in the form
of an open house, where citizens may come and view exhibit boards and
speak with VDOT representatives.
The public is welcome to attend either or both meetings. Written comments
can be handed in at both meetings. Oral comments will only be received
at the traditional public hearing.
The exhibit boards will be available for public viewing from 1:00
p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at each location*
*One exception: exhibit
boards for the April 19 meeting in Bridgewater will only
be available for public viewing from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at
a different location (at VDOT's Harrisonburg Residency Office,
located at 3536 North Valley Pike. Directions: from I-81, take Exit 251
and go left off the ramp onto Route 11. The residency is 200 yards on
the left.)
For more information on the meetings see:
Download
VDOT's announcement from the Saturday, March 11,
2006 issue of The Roanoke Times
VDOT's
I-81 Corridor website
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NEXT MEETING:
June 7th at 10am
Salem, VA
OF INTEREST
CSX's Innovative I-95 Corridor Proposal
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2006 Recap
PROBLEMS
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Tier 1 EIS
-Overview of DEIS.
-RS Response
-VDOT I-81 Site
-Write to VDOT>
-EIS Process Overview
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-Local Leaders
-Business Leaders
-Historic Sites
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