Records of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 2009-2013

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Records of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 2009-2013. Accession 51147, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2 cu.ft. (2 boxes)
Creator:
Virginia. Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Records of the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, 2009-2013. Accession 51147, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 2009-2013, created and maintained by Secretary of Transportation, Sean T. Connaughton, during the administration of Governor Robert F. McDonnell (2010-2014). The records include agendas, correspondence, decision briefs, memorandum, presentations, programs, reports, studies, and other working papers.

Series I: Decision Briefs and Memoranda, 2010-2013, is housed in a half a box and arranged chronologically. Included are decision tracking sheets with attached correspondence or memoranda detailing the topics. Topics include support for changes to the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority Board of Directors; Transportation Opportunity Funds; DMV Holiday closing schedule; Virginia compliance with Federal regulations; Interstate Route 95 tolls; Federal Real ID Act; and Recognition letters to staff, among other topics.

Series II: Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Special Projects and Studies, 2010-2013, is housed in a half a box and arranged alphabetically by folder title. This series mainly includes correspondence detailing customer issues, closings, and operating hours. Richard D. Holcomb served as Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Series III: Dept. of Transportation, Special Projects and Studies, 2009-2013, is housed in a half a box and arranged alphabetically by folder title. Includes correspondence, memoranda, and reports detailing a variety of topics. Topics include the I-66 Multimodal Study inside the Beltway; Midtown Tunnel in Portsmouth; PPTA Implementation manual and guidelines; and a study of tolls on I-95, among other topics. Gregory Whirley served as Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.

Series IV: Miscellaneous, 2009-2013, is housed in a half a box and arranged alphabetically by folder title. Topics include aviation and the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority.

Biographical / historical:

Governor Robert F. McDonnell appointed Sean T. Connaughton to serve as the Virginia Secretary of Transportation in 2010 and he served until 2014. Richard D. Holcomb served as Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Gregory Whirley as Commissioner of the Department of Transportation.

Acquisition information:
Transferred on 9 January 2014 by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 1111 East Broad Street, Room 3052, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

  • Series I: Decision Briefs and Memoranda, 2010-2013
  • Series II: Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Special Projects and Studies, 2010-2013
  • Series III: Dept. of Transportation, Special Projects and Studies, 2009-2013
  • Series IV: Miscellaneous, 2009-2013