The Future of Transportation in Virginia

The Virginia Department of Transportation conducts numerous projects and studies to determine the need, costs and impacts of proposed highway projects across the commonwealth.

These projects are financed through the Six-Year Improvement Program.

In addition, the agency maintains various plans for the future transportation needs of Virginians.

You can find that information here, along with information on the innovative Public-Private Transportation Act. That law, passed by the General Assembly, encourages private investment in Virginia’s transportation system.

Click a region closest to you for a complete listing of projects and studies.

PPTA Projects

• Interstate 81
• Route 58
• Dulles Toll Road
• Interstate 495 HOT Lanes
• Interstate 95/395 HOT Lanes
• Hampton Roads Third Crossing
• U.S. Route 460 corridor improvements
• Coalfields Expressway
• Route 28

Transportation Program

• Public-private projects
• Commonwealth Transportation Board
• Transportation financing
• Dashboard

Engineering and Studies

• How a road gets built
• Concurrent engineering
• Corridor studies
• Value engineering
• Environmental studies
• Feasibility studies
• Noise barrier walls
• Mileage tables
• Legislative studies

 

Projects and Studies by Region

• Bristol
• Culpeper
• Fredericksburg
• Hampton Roads
• Lynchburg
• Northern Virginia
• Richmond
• Salem
• Staunton

Notable Projects and Studies

• Corridor studies
• Interstate 295 flyover
• Interstate 64 construction
• Idea 66
• Springfield Interchange
• Woodrow Wilson Bridge
• Smart Road
• Virginia's Capital Trail
• Interstate 77 mountain tunnels restoration

Transportation Planning

• Long-range planning
• Public meetings
• Local assistance
• Planning resources
• Small urban area transportation plans
• State highway plan
• VTrans 2035
• Subdivision street requirements
• Pilot Transportation Planning Grant Program
• Transportation and land use 
• Regional long range plans
• Transportation modeling