This is the eighth update in accordance with the Biennial Budget (HB 1600 from the 2025 Session), Item 101 P.4.

This document provides an update to ongoing work associated with the potential for a new inland port facility in the Mount Rogers Planning District and related next steps, for which the Commonwealth allocated additional funds in the FY2025 – FY2026 budget to pursue further development.

Readers of this update are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the project’s intent by reviewing the initial Inland Port Study (“Inland Port Study: Feasibility Analysis of Locating an Inland Port in the Commonwealth") which was jointly released with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) and previous updates, the most recent of which was released in June 2025.

This eighth update:

• Focuses on work accomplished over the most recent past three months, through September 1, 2025.

• Outlines efforts planned for the remainder of calendar year 2025.