Bill Text: VA HJR5 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Hog Island; Dept. of Transportation to study need for bridge from Surry County to James City County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-13 - Left in Rules [HJR5 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HJR5-Prefiled.html
WHEREAS, Surry County has recently completed a successful broadband access project, bringing high-speed Internet to residents of Surry County; and
WHEREAS, as a result of such investment in Internet and data infrastructure, Surry County is experiencing an increase in visitors to the locality and a need for more housing stock; and
WHEREAS, a bridge connecting Surry County, particularly Hog Island, to James City County is desperately needed to support new growth in Surry County; and
WHEREAS, such bridge would benefit transportation throughout the entire Hampton Roads region and therefore requires a statewide approach to planning and funding; and
WHEREAS, such proposed route would not impact Jamestown or any other historical assets in the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Department of Transportation be requested to study the need and options for constructing a bridge from Hog Island in Surry County to James City County.
In conducting its study, the Department of Transportation shall (i) evaluate the benefit such bridge would provide to Surry County, James City County, and the entire region; (ii) create a draft design of such bridge; (iii) develop a cost estimate for erecting and maintaining such bridge; and (iv) evaluate possible funding options for such bridge.
All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Department of Transportation for this study, upon request.
The Department of Transportation shall complete its meetings by November 30, 2024, and shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an executive summary and a report of its findings and recommendations for publication as a House or Senate document. The executive summary and report shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports no later than the first day of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.
