Guiding improvements and engaging the public

The I-81 Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) regarding the development of the I-81 Corridor Improvement Program.

The committee is scheduled to meet July 14, 2025, at Blue Ridge Community College in Augusta County. Meeting announcement is posted below.

All meetings are open to the public and meeting minutes are available online by clicking on the desired meeting link below.

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 serve on the committee ex officio in non-voting capacities.

Members of the committee

  • Committee Chair: Senator Mark Obenshain, District 2
  • Committee Vice-Chair: Delegate Terry Austin, District 37
  • Senator David Sutterlein, District 4
  • Senator T. Travis Hackworth, District 5
  • Delegate Jason Ballard, District 42
  • Delegate Bill Wiley, District 32
  • Delegate Sam Rasoul, District 38
  • Chair Frank Friedman, Central Shenandoah PDC
  • Chair Phil North, Roanoke Valley/Alleghany PDC
  • Chair Hil Johnson, New River Valley PDC
  • Chair Dennis Morris, Northern Shenandoah PDC
  • Chair Steven Gobble Jr., Mount Rogers PDC
  • Ray Smoot Jr., Salem District CTB member
  • Tom Fowlkes, Bristol District CTB member
  • John Good Jr., Staunton District CTB member
  • Stephen Brich, VDOT commissioner
  • Tiffany Robinson, DRPT director

Meeting materials

  • Meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. in the Robert E. Plecker Workforce Center at Blue Ridge Community College, 1 College Lane, Weyers Cave, VA 24486
  • News release
  • Meeting agenda to be posted soon.

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Last updated: July 8, 2025

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