ROANOKE, Va. – The Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved a six-year improvement plan, committing over $7 billion to improve public transit and rail projects throughout Virginia. The program, set to run through 2031 and promises significant upgrades to services ranging from local buses to expanded Amtrak routes.
Local residents like Ame Astarte expressed their enthusiasm for the plan.
“We are so ready for infrastructural change here in Roanoke. If you’ve ridden in the Amtrak, you’ve seen the other stations, and then you get to Roanoke, and it’s sort of like, wow, we have a platform. So, I’m really excited, genuinely I am. I think it’s about time, honestly.”…