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GRTC board takes issue with 'financial cliff' narrative, projects confidence for expansion and growth
At the December Greater Richmond Transit Company board meeting, members dismissed the public narrative that the transit company would be facing a “financial cliff” in six years. Last month, local outlets reported that by 2031, GRTC will have spent 77% of its $22 million reserve fund. And by the same
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Driver charged in GRTC bus crash that killed 73-year-old man on bike
A bus driver has been charged after a crash that killed a 73-year-old cyclist, according to Henrico Police. Gerald Joseph Kopecky was struck while riding his bike on Broad Street around 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22. At the time, police said that their preliminary investigation found Kopecky
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Schedule changes coming to Staples Mill Amtrak station ahead of new Potomac River bridge construction
Passenger rail service changes for travelers between the Staples Mill Amtrak Station and Washington, D.C. are being implemented in mid January, to accommodate construction of the Long Bridge Project on the Potomac River. The Long Bridge Project is a 1.8-mile rail improvement that will relieve what the Virginia
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Driver crashes into Henrico middle school after suffering medical emergency
A driver suffered an apparent medical emergency and crashed into Fairfield Middle School in Henrico County Thursday morning, according to school officials and police. Henrico Police said the driver went off the road at Cedar Fork and Nine Mile Road and hit several pieces of school property before the vehicle
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