SUFFOLK, Va. — More than $14.4 million has been awarded to eight trail and sidewalk projects across Hampton Roads as part of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization’s Fiscal Year 2027 funding cycle, supporting efforts to improve recreation, connectivity and pedestrian safety throughout the region.
Among the projects receiving funding are expansions of the Seaboard Coastline Trail in Suffolk and Trail 757 at Endview in Newport News. Other projects will add sidewalks near schools and along busy roadways, helping fill gaps in the region’s pedestrian network.
John Mihaly, principal transportation planner with the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO), said access to trails and recreational facilities plays an important role in residents’ quality of life…