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DRPT's three primary areas of activity (rail, public transportation, and commuter services) focus on the movement of people and goods throughout Virginia.

Press Releases

Rail, transit and commuter assistance grants for the 2026 fiscal year will be accepted into February 2025.
Nov. 27, 2024
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A Virginia DRPT bus.
Virginia DRPT’s guidebook will help agencies to decide how and if to transition to low- and zero-emission vehicles.
Nov. 4, 2024
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DRPT launches public transit positive impact campaign.
The "Connects Communities" campaign aims to increase awareness and usage of local transit options across the service area.
Sept. 9, 2024
Amtrak
Amtrak and partners open Newport News Transportation Center.
The center will provide two daily Amtrak Virginia roundtrips between the city of Newport News and Richmond and Alexandria, Va., Washington, D.C., and cities in the northeast....
Aug. 22, 2024
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved $4.4 million in funding for 15 projects to improve bus stops and safety.
The funding is provided through DRPT’s Transit Ridership Incentive Program, which aims to grow and improve transit use through enhancing the regional connectivity of urban areas...
Dec. 5, 2023
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The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved new policies that change the way the VRE is funded and reforms the governance and funding of the WMATA.
The policies change the way the VRE is funded and reforms the governance and funding of the WMATA.
Sept. 21, 2023
DRPT
DRPT, with partners Bay Transit and Mountain Empire Older Citizens, launched an 18-month pilot in June 2021 that tested rural microtransit services, with the goal of expanding transit access and improving operating efficiencies for transit agencies.
DRPT, with partners Bay Transit and Mountain Empire Older Citizens, launched an 18-month pilot in June 2021 that tested rural microtransit services, with the goal of expanding...
July 12, 2023
VRE
The VRE has opened its new LOU Facility.
The new facility allows VRE to perform expanded maintenance on its railcars and locomotives onsite in Spotsylvania County, Va.
July 3, 2023
Via
Via’s Remix transportation planning software will help DRPT better plan transit networks.
The partnership will equip more than 40 Virginia transit agencies with free access to Via’s Remix transportation planning software to help planners visualize transportation access...
June 9, 2023
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
The DRPT Statewide Rail Plan received approval from the FRA.
The 2022 Statewide Rail Plan provides long-term guidance for Virginia’s transportation leadership to ensure the Commonwealth’s rail needs for people, communities and commerce ...
March 16, 2023

Articles

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
DRPT, RIPTA launch app campaigns to boost transit planning.
The two respective apps offer riders a one stop for all their transit planning needs and offer incentives for using the app.
March 24, 2025
Mass Transit
Jon Gary Herrera (Center), Tiffany Robinson (top right), Ben Tien (bottom left), Ned freeman (bottom right).
Personnel updates throughout the public transit industry.
Nov. 13, 2024
King County Metro
Snoqualmie Valley Transportation’s Valley Shuttle, the fixed route bus connecting North Bend and Duvall, Wash., will start running on Saturdays and Sundays as of Aug. 17.
In the month of August, NJ Transit, Virginia Breeze and Snoqualmie Valley Transportation will apply bus service changes to improve efficiency and reliability of their transit ...
Aug. 14, 2024
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Zach Trogdon
Trogon, who joined the agency in October 2022 as its chief of public transportation, will take the reigns from Jennifer DeBruhl after her retirement at the end of June.
June 20, 2024
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
Jennifer DuBruhl has been appointed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to be the director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
DeBruhl has been serving as interim director since March 2022 and says her focus will be on metrics, evaluation, innovation and accountability to provide useful services to the...
July 25, 2022
Northern Virginia Transportation Commission
Officials broke ground May 9 on the Transitway Extension in Arlington County, Va. [image: NVTC]
The extension will add 1.1 miles to the 4.5-mile Transitway corridor and provide multimodal connections to Arlington County.
May 10, 2022
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URS Names Bob Holt a senior vice president and national director, Program and Construction Management. In this position, Holt is responsible for leading URS’ program and construction...
June 3, 2011

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GRTC
A mom caring for her child on a GRTC bus
The agency cites a 15 percent uptick in ridership since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, strong public support and the importance of transit equity as the reason for continuing...
Dec. 21, 2022
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Map of future GRTC microtransit service
GRTC will get $4.06 million from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s Transit Ridership Incentive Program to fund the three-year pilot program.
Dec. 20, 2022
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TRIP already supports zero or reduced fare at eight agencies, as well as four regional connectivity projects around the commonwealth.
Dec. 8, 2022
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Zach Trogdon
Trogdon will lead the evaluation, assistance, and execution of a $4.7 billion portfolio of public transportation, commuter assistance and congestion management programs throughout...
Nov. 2, 2022
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The 'Rediscover Your Ride' campaign aims to promote public transportation use.
March 15, 2022
Left, Jennifer Mitchell has stepped down from her role as director of Virginia DRPT to serve as deputy administrator of the FRA; right, Jennifer DdBruhl has been named acting director of DRPT effective March 18.
DeBruhl has led the department’s public transportation efforts for more than five years and succeeds Mitchell, who is taking a post at the Federal Railroad Administration in April...
March 14, 2022
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The study reflects on previous work conducted for the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station locations in the region, while examining what station location opportunities are ...
Dec. 29, 2021
GRTC
State and local funding will support a three-year zero fare study on GRTC's system starting in July 2022.
The three-year study will evaluate benefits, impacts and sustainability of zero fares, as well as alternative fare collection methods.
Dec. 22, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act allocated $2.3 million to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation for distribution.
Aug. 6, 2021
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The service will return to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979.
May 6, 2021
HRT
Six new all-electric buses were commissioned during the bill signing ceremony.
Virginia’s first zero-emission electric buses will transform regional transit.
Sept. 21, 2020
District of Columbia Department of Transportation
The existing Long Bridge over the Potomac is owned by CSX and is the only rail bridge connecting Virginia to Washington, D.C.
The project will see a second rail bridge constructed to separate freight and passenger rail traffic, as well as a pedestrian/bicycle bridge.
Sept. 4, 2020
The enhanced federal guidelines offer a proactive approach to addressing safety risks.
Aug. 10, 2020
The pilot project with the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company sets the pace for urban transit agencies across Virginia.
May 18, 2020
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Funding will be used to prevent, prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than $100 million has been apportioned to small urban and rural agencies to address COVID-19 impacts.
April 28, 2020
The intercity bus service is suspending all long-distance trips due to low ridership.
April 9, 2020
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Virginia Railway Express is one of the agencies that qualify for CTB's additional funding.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) of Virginia has authorized an additional $11 million in statewide public transportation operating funding available to all public transportat...
March 18, 2020
The agreement will expand reliability and service on Virginia’s rail lines by separating passenger and freight operations.
Dec. 23, 2019
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Routes serving Danville to Washington D.C., and Martinsville to Richmond are set to launch in 2020.
Dec. 18, 2019
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The commonwealth celebrates 10 years of state-supported passenger rail.
Oct. 4, 2019
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Expanding passenger rail has improved mobility for Virginians and led to significant ridership increase over the last decade.
Sept. 18, 2019
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With the ROD in hand, the project completes environmental clearance and is eligible for additional federal funding.
Sept. 11, 2019
With a $250,000 grant from DRPT, the pilot is the first state-funded autonomous public transportation demonstration project in Virginia.
June 20, 2019
Hampton Roads citizens will soon have more options to avoid traffic and congestion in tunnels and on Interstates 64 and 95 with the Monday, March 4th, debut of a second Amtrak...
Jan. 25, 2019
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation encouraged Virginians to participate in Bike to Work Week May 14‐18, 2018.
May 10, 2018
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has announced that the Federal Transit Administration has certified the Commonwealth’s State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program...
April 6, 2018
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has announced the cooperative statewide procurement of Mobileye Shield+ Driver Assistance System (DAS) technology for...
Jan. 4, 2018
Michael McLaughlin has joined the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation as the chief of rail transportation.
Oct. 21, 2017
The Build America Bureau has released a discussion paper on Early Involvement of Private Developers in the Consideration of Long-Term Public-Private Partnership Concession Options...
June 6, 2017
Virginians can pledge to try a form of public transportation by going to trytransitweek.org during the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Eighth Annual Try Transit Week, a week-long, ...
Sept. 8, 2016
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Jennifer Mitchell, director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), was named Woman of the Year by the Central Virginia Chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS).
Jennifer Mitchell, director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), was named Woman of the Year by the Central Virginia Chapter of the Women’s Transportatio...
Aug. 8, 2016
Jennifer DeBruhl has joined the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), beginning this week in the newly created position of chief of public transportation...
July 1, 2016
Jennifer Mitchell, director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), was named as one of the Top Ten Women to Watch in Transportation by the Eno Center for ...
March 25, 2016
The Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) has declared March 7 -11, 2016 as Virginia Telework Week.
Feb. 29, 2016
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), in cooperation with the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RRTPO), wishes to hear from residents...
Feb. 10, 2016
Mark Center employees who live in the I-95 corridor will have a new commuting alternative thanks to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
Jan. 27, 2016
Peter Burrus has joined the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) in the newly-created position of chief of rail transportation. In this role, Burrus will...
Dec. 7, 2015
Jacob Craig has been promoted to the position of director of engineering and project oversight for the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). Prior to his promotion...
Sept. 24, 2015
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) announces that the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Southeast Corridor from Richmond to Raleigh...
Sept. 21, 2015
Kevin Page, the Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s (DRPT) chief of infrastructure initiatives and strategic partnerships has been named executive director of the Hampton...
July 27, 2015
Jeremy Latimer has been promoted to the position of Rail Transportation Programs Administrator for the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). Prior to his promotion...
June 19, 2015
The project includes a Tier II Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 123-mile rail corridor that goes through all cities and counties along the I-95 corridor between Arlington...
Oct. 22, 2014
DRPT in cooperation with the FRA announced the start of a preliminary engineering and environmental review project for enhanced intercity passenger rail service between Washington...
Oct. 6, 2014
Robert Wilson has been named Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation chief of public transportation and will oversee the state’s public transportation, human service...
Sept. 11, 2014
On Feb. 26, at the Chesterfield County Public Safety Training Center, the public will have an opportunity to learn about revisions to proposed bridges and underpasses, rail crossing...
Jan. 24, 2013
Super NoVa region studied Northern Virginia, as traditionally defined, as well Culpeper, King George, and Caroline counties, and portions of Shenandoah Valley, District of Columbia...
Aug. 28, 2012
The Draft Recommendation Report for Tier II EIS Richmond, Va. to Raleigh, N.C. is now available for public review.
Feb. 10, 2012
James W. Dyke has served as Virginia Secretary of Education, chair of the Washington Board of Trade, and co-chair of the 2010 Joint WMATA Governance Review Task Force.
Sept. 19, 2011