http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,152,0,0,html http://www.svnva.org/img/logo.gif http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,152,0,0,html Shenandoah Valley Network 60 en Independent consultant Norman Marshall of Smart Mobility, Inc. reviews the Draft EIS. Link to the May 2006 report. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,491,-1,html Filed February 15, 2008 in the U.S. District Court (Western VA) in Charlottesville http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,211,460,-1,html Filed October 23, 2008 in the U.S. District Court (Western VA) in Charlottesville. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,211,458,-1,html October 10, 2007- Letter expressing concern over the final I-81 Tier I Environmental Impact Statement, particularly the emphasis on toll-funded highway widening in Shenandoah County. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,199,453,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,197,452,-1,html The benefits of Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor rail plan over VDOT's road widening plan are clear. Yet VDOT continues to pursue the option of implementing tolls at the expense of businesses and residents along the I-81 corridor. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,432,-1,html Filed December 17, 2007 in the U.S. District Court (Western VA) in Charlottesville. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,211,430,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,195,428,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,195,427,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,195,426,-1,html The Federal Highway Administration issued a preliminary record of decision on the I-81 Tier I Environmental Impact Statement in June 2007. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,422,-1,html November-December, 2006- Augusta County Board Chairmen ask Senator Webb for clarification on funding for minor safety improvements and how it relates to the larger planning process of the I-81 corridor. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,199,421,-1,html This document summarizes the issues involving VDOT's Final EIS Report, which promotes highway widening and rejects reasonable solutions, such as site specific improvements and better utilization of rail freight. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,408,-1,html VDOT's Draft EIS Report rejected a host of other smaller scale, less costly options based on questionable traffic projections that favor highway widening. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,407,-1,html All Virginians will pay for the $13.6 billion STAR project through taxes, tolls and the diversion of funds from other, more pressing road projects. Targeted solutions are available at lower costs and should be considered over the STAR plan. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,406,-1,html The STAR plan (called “Truck Lanes”) received the worst results - in terms of cost and effectiveness – of all of the options for I-81 examined in VDOT’s preliminary draft Environmental Impact Study. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,405,-1,html A summary of the major problems with VDOT's plan for widening I-81, as currently approved by the Federal Highway Administration. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,196,404,-1,html June 28, 2005- Letter to Congress expressing concern over a proposal to fund an I-81 toll road under a federal bill. SVN believes the I-81 toll project should not receive federal funding if it fails to receive the necessary environmental permits. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,199,403,-1,html September 18, 2006- This letter asks Governor Kaine to revise the Draft Environmental Impact Study so that it presents a full picture of alternatives to widening options and the impacts of Build Alternatives. http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,199,402,-1,html http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,197,339,-1,html