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light rail: Chesapeake Delays action on ligh-rail study - 02/27/10 10:13 AM
Chesapeake city council is unwilling to spend $350,000 to study the plan to extend light rail into Chesapeake.  They have also postponed the plan to seek $1.4 million in federal money.  Chesapeake leaders were told that they would need to come up with the non-federal funds before applying for federal funds.
The city council decided to revisit the idea next year.  The mayor said the delay will give the residents more time to comment on the light-rail.  It will also give officials time to come up with a way to pay for the study if they decide to move forward.
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light rail: 4.5 Miles of Light Rail Contract Awarded - 02/13/08 05:05 PM
A $40 million contract was awarded recently to start building 4.5 miles of the light rail system.  The contract went to Skanska USA Southeast Inc.  Work should start in march and will run from Old Dominion University to Newtown Rd.  The work will take about 18 months.  Hopefully Virginia Beach will get on board and bring light rail to the beach.
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light rail: Tide Rising In Norfolk - 12/20/07 09:25 AM
No nothing to do with global warming (maybe a little).  The ground breaking for the Norfolk's starter light rail line, called the Tide. drew around 300 people.  The mayor, Paul Fraim, expects the station at Harbor Park to be the transit hub that will connect light rail to a high speed rail line that would run to Richmond, Washington and beyond.  Rising gas prices and growing congestion will force the city to rely more heavily on public transportation in the future. The light rail lines will end at Newtown Road because so far Virginia Beach has not signed on for the ride.  … (0 comments)

 
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