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  • Home
  • Economic Benefits
    • Attract and Maintain Talent
    • Business and Commerce Growth
    • Economic Expansion
    • Increased Property Value
    • Job Growth
    • Labor Force Participation
    • Local Economic Revitalization
    • Reduced Congestion
    • Reliability
    • Tourism
  • Quality of Life Benefits
    • Accessibility
    • Active Lifestyle
    • Affordability
    • Attractiveness
    • Community Health
    • Environmental Justice
    • Environmental Sustainability
    • Equity
    • Habitat and Ecosystem Conservation
    • Heritage Conservation
    • Housing
    • Land Use Planning and Conservation
    • Noise
    • Resilience
    • Safety
    • Shortened Travel Time
  • Find Your State
  • Read the Report
  • Resources
    • Today’s State DOTs: Leading Transportation Change
    • Transportation Is: Video Stories
    • EconWorks
    • Surface Reauthorization
  • Business and Commerce Growth,  Economic Benefits of Transportation,  Virginia

    Route 50 Traffic Calming Through Middleburg

    Foundations along Washington Street or Route 50 in Middleburg, Virginia date back to 1740. Billed as “The Nation’s Horse and Hunt Capital,” it offers landmarks such as the Red Fox Inn—the first inn…

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  • Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Safety,  Virginia

    I-95 North Lane Reassignment Project – Richmond, VA

    A busy intersection where two major interstates, I-64 and I-95, cross near the Commonwealth of Virginia’s state capital was a hot spot for crashes and congestion. To improve safety and traffic flow on…

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  • Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Shortened Travel Time,  Virginia

    495 Express Lanes

    The nearly $2 billion, 14-mile, 495 Express Lanes on the Capital Beltway opened in November 2012 outside of Washington, D.C. This public-private partnership project between the Commonwealth of Virginia and Transurban was the…

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  • Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Shortened Travel Time,  Virginia

    95 Express Lanes

    This $925 million public-private partnership on Interstate 95 in the Commonwealth of Virginia opened to traffic in December 2014. The project converted existing reversible high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on Interstate 95 in…

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  • Economic Benefits of Transportation,  Reliability,  Utah

    UDOT’s Innovative Use of Data for Quality of Life

    Utah uses various data sources to analyze traffic patterns and make efforts to improve the quality of life through transportation. Below are some examples of how UDOT is using data to improve travel…

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