This is the twelfth update in accordance with the Biennial Budget (HB 30 from the 2026 Special Session I), Item 450 E.3. 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 funds in the FY2027 – FY2028 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 2026.

This twelfth update:

• Focuses on work accomplished over the most recent past three months, through September 1, 2026.