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PPEA/PPTA Bulletin - January 18,
2008
1. Conservationists still fear I-81 widening
Land
battle
The News Virginian, January 13, 2008
2. Infrastructure coalition urges Virginia legislature to
support PPTA
As The General Assembly Goes Back To Work, New Coalition
Launches Push To Promote Private Investment In Virginia’s
Roads, Highways And Bridges
American Moving Forward, January 14, 2008
3. Loudoun County narrows government offices PPEA to 3
firms
Board Cuts Government Center Options To Three
Leesburg Today, January 15, 2008
4. South Carolina seeks firms to redevelop Columbia
mental health campus
RFP from the South Carolina Department of Commerce
seeking brokers to help market the downtown administrative
campus of the state's mental health agency.
5. Auditor of Public Accounts reports on IT PPEA
Information Technology Governance - APA, December 2007
6. More PPEA and PPTA bills introduced in 2008 General
Assembly
The following links are to PPEA and PPTA related bills
filed this week in the Virginia General Assembly.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+SB706+pdf
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1515
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1516+pdf
7. I-81 PPTA collapses after 6 years
Interstate 81 project falls through
Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 17, 2008
Lack of funding halts I-81 expansion in Virginia
Bristol Herald Courier, January 17, 2008
State and builders part ways over I-81
The Roanoke Times, January 17, 2008
Update of I-81 hits a bump
The Winchester Star, January 17, 2008
Negotiations For I-81 Improvements End
Daily News Record, January 18, 2008
Local representatives content with halt of 1-81 widening
plan
The News Leader, January 18, 2008
8. Chesapeake receives PPEA for new sewer connections
PPEA notice from the City of Chesapeake to construct a
sewer system for an established residential neighborhood.
9. Dulles Rail PPTA faces FTA scrutiny
Federal Qualms Leave Dulles Rail at Risk
Washington Post, January 17, 2008
10. 95 HOT lanes keeps skeptics
Nichols' bill would stop HOT lanes
Potomac News, January 17, 2008
Commuters cool to HOT lanes
The Free Lance-Star, January 18, 2008
Recent presentation by the
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
related to the 95 HOT Lanes project and the funds it could
provide for transit uses in the corridor.
11. Virginia receives PPEA for health insurance
assistance
Notice from the Virginia Department of Human Resources
Management for a proposal related to the state employee
health insurance plan.
12. Hampton Roads begins toll study for area projects
Study may determine whether the region will see more tolls
The Virginian-Pilot, January 17, 2008
13. Corzine to release toll study
Corzine to release the secret study behind his toll-increase
plan
The Star-Ledger, January 18, 2008
14. Loudoun Board rejects Greenway toll legislation
Supervisors Reject Delegate's Greenway Bill
Washington Post, January 17, 2008
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