Va. transportation board overturns decision to transfer rail and trail project

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 1,020

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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In one of the quietest moves yet under Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration, the Commonwealth Transportation Board overturned a controversial decision made in the final weeks of former Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s tenure that would affect the future of a dilapidated 50-mile rail corridor in the Shenandoah.

The board’s Feb. 17 decision now continues the process of exploring whether the corridor will be restored with a parallel trail or remain as a trail alone.

In December, Virginia’s …

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