Advisory Committee
An I-81 Advisory Committee was established to provide advice and recommendations to the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) regarding the development of the I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan.
The committee is scheduled to meet four times each year at rotating planning district locations along the corridor and report to the Governor and General Assembly each December. The committee has 15 voting members: seven Virginia lawmakers, three CTB members representing the Bristol, Salem and Staunton districts, and the five chairs of the planning district commissions. VDOT’s commissioner and DRPT’s director will serve on the committee ex officio in non-voting capacities.
Members of the Committee
Ex Officio:
- Stephen Brich, VDOT Commissioner
- Jennifer Mitchell, DRPT Director
Voting Members:
- Committee Chair: Delegate Gwendolyn Gooditis, District 10
- Committee Vice-Chair: Senator John Edwards, District 21
- Delegate Chris Hurst, District 12
- Delegate Sam Rasoul, District 11
- Delegate Tony Wilt, District 26
- Senator Creigh Deeds, District 25
- Senator Todd Pillion, District 40
- Chair Frank Friedman, Central Shenandoah PDC
- Chair Bradley Grose, Roanoke Valley/Alleghany PDC
- Chair Michael Maslaney, New River Valley PDC
- Chair Dennis Morris, Northern Shenandoah PDC
- Chair Willie Green, Mount Rogers PDC
- Ray Smoot, Jr., Salem District CTB Member
- Bristol District CTB Member (currently vacant)
- Mark Merrill, Staunton District CTB Member
Meeting Materials
December 2020 Virtual Meeting:
October 2020 Virtual Meeting:
October 2019 Meeting in Natural Bridge:
August 2019 Meeting in Lexington:
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