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Mon Sep 9, 2019, 04:57 PM Sep 2019

Virginia: Bus route for Danville to D.C., with a stop in Lynchburg, in the works

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Bus route for Danville to D.C., with a stop in Lynchburg, in the works
By Olivia Johnson ojohnson@newsadvance.com 1 hr ago

Starting as early as next summer, Lynchburg residents may be able to travel to Washington, D.C. on a new bus route.

The route, proposed by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, would run from Danville to Washington and include stops in Lynchburg and Charlottesville.

The DRPT ran a study this summer to assess Virginians’ transportation needs. The study showed a demand for a route through Central Virginia to Washington, as well as a need for a route across the southern half of Virginia.
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The route would become part of a newly branded intercity network called the "Virginia Breeze," she said. The original Virginia Breeze route, from Blacksburg to Washington, will be renamed and become part of the intercity network.
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