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TRANSURBAN CONTRIBUTES $15 MILLION TO COMMUTER CHOICE PROGRAM FOR IMPROVED TRANSIT SERVICE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Transurban announced itsthird annual contribution of $15 million to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission's (NVTC) Commuter Choice program to improve transit services for travelers in the Commonwealth.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Transurban announced itsthird annual contribution of $15 million to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission's (NVTC) Commuter Choice program to improve transit services for travelers in the Commonwealth.
  • The program aims to improve the lives of Northern Virginians by supporting the regional economy, increasing mobility options and reducing congestion and emissions.
  • VDOT, with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and NVTC, launched the first group of multimodal improvement projects under the Commuter Choice program in September 2017.
  • NVTC supports five local bus systems (ART, CUE, DASH, Fairfax Connector, Loudoun County Transit), Metro and the Virginia Railway Express.