Meetings set on Norfolk light rail extension

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Hampton Roads Transit is holding public meetings in Norfolk on extending light rail to Norfolk Naval Station.

The first meeting will be held Monday at Ted Constant Convocation Center at Old Dominion University. Another meeting is scheduled Thursday at the Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch library.

Other meetings will be held Oct. 27 at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center and Oct. 30 at Tidewater Community College.

All four meetings will begin at 6 p.m.

The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1t1V4dR ) reports that a map released by the transit agency shows six potential routes. One route would run by Old Dominion.

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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com

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