VDOT Chs. 28 & 29 Utility Work Group Meeting
Aug 20, 2026 1:30 PM
Chapters 28 & 29 of the 2026 Acts of Assembly (HB 889 & SB 497) direct the Virginia Department of Transportation to convene a work group of stakeholders to identify opportunities and develop recommendations to amend regulations and permitting processes to facilitate the siting of new electrical transmission infrastructure in existing state highway right-of-way. The third meeting of the work group will be held in person on Thursday, August 20 at 1:30pm at VDOT’s Lockwood Building (address listed above). Members of the public may attend via Microsoft Teams by using the following link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/264812603525983?p=9J4aNpJls4b38aqWUT
Sponsored by Commonwealth Transportation Board
http://www.virginiadot.org
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.