About VTrans
VTrans is Virginia's statewide transportation plan. It is prepared for the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) by the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI). VTrans lays out the overarching vision and goals for transportation in the Commonwealth and plans to achieve those goals.
VTrans Focus Areas
1. CTB's Vision, Guiding Principles, Goals and Objectives | 2. Transportation Needs and Priorities | 3. Long-term Risk & Opportunity Register | 4. Strategic Actions |
1. | The CTB's Vision, goals, and objectivesinform the identification and prioritization of transportation needs. |
2. | The CTB’s identified Mid-term Needs (0 - 10 years) are used to screen funding applications for the SMART SCALE program and prioritize funding requests received for VDOT's Revenue Sharing Program. The CTB has established prioritized locations based on the identified Mid-term Needs. OIPI, VDOT, and DRPT, in collaboration with local and regional partners, develop solutions for Priority 1 and 2 locations. |
3. | The CTB policy to develop and monitor a Long-term Risk & Opportunity Register which identifies uncertainties facing the transportation system into the future (20+ years) based on a trends analysis. The 2021 VTrans Risk & Opportunity Register has 19 items that require monitoring. |
4. | The CTB's strategic actions inform business plans that are developed by OIPI, VDOT, and DRPT. OIPI monitors and provides annual updates on the identified actions. |
Previous VTrans Updates
The first VTrans plan was adopted in 2004. The CTB has adopted a series of policies to ensure VTrans remains relevant and informative for decision-making purposes. Final deliverables produced for each plan update are included below:
VTrans Fast Facts
VTrans is an expansive planning effort that includes planning for mid-term (0-10 years) and long-term (20+ years).
List of Fast Facts
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VTrans identifies Virginia’s transportation needs for congestion mitigation, travel time reliability improvements, access to economic development sites, etc., by relying on over 200 million data points. Learn more.
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VTrans identifies priority locations with the greatest need for the entire state and each of the nine VDOT construction districts. Learn more.
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VTrans includes a detailed freight analysis for commodity flows, truck bottlenecks, truck safety, and truck congestion. Learn more.
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VTrans develops a long-term risk and opportunity register to prepare for technological advancements, changing consumption patterns, and socio-demographic changes. Learn more.
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Did you know that in 2019, three in every five jobs in Goochland County were telework capable?
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Did you know that in 2020, Virginia’s annual port volume reached nearly 2.9 million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units)?
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Did you know that jobs in the Northern Virginia District will make up 50 percent of Virginia’s STEM jobs by 2045?
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Did you know that by 2045, nearly 3,000 directional miles of roadway could be impacted by inland-riverine flooding in VDOT’s Bristol Construction District?
VTrans-Related Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Items
VTrans addresses Federal requirements such as 23. U.S.C. 135, 49 CFR §5304, 49 U.S.C. 70202(e), 49 CFR § 266.15, as well as Code of Virginia § 33.2-353.
This technical memorandum documents statutory and regulatory requirements as well as other items related to VTrans. Please use the filter controls below to search for a specific VTrans-related statutory or regulatory provision.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Looking for more specific information about VTrans? Find more information on our Frequently Asked Questions page here: http://vtrans.org/get-involved/frequently-asked-questions