THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, July 20, 1996 TAG: 9607200203
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Community Briefs
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: 33 lines
At 10 a.m. Monday, the $39 million North Military Highway improvement effort will get the official ``green light'' in a special ceremony to be held under a tent at Janaf Shopping Center. Mayor Paul D. Fraim will flip the switch on a ceremonial traffic light, turning it from red to green, signifying the start of the 3 1/2-year project.
The project involves widening and improving the roadway from I-264 and Poplar Hall Drive on the south end to Lowery Road on the north. In addition, the Military Highway/Virginia Beach Boulevard interchange will be replaced, including a new bridge, and Virginia Beach Boulevard will be widened to six lanes to the west of the North Military Highway intersection.
ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDIES ABROAD: Applications are now being accepted for Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships, which support a yearlong cultural exchange and graduate-level study abroad.
The grants, worth up to $22,500, are for students who are at least rising juniors attending college in southeastern Virginia or on the Eastern Shore. Applicants must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and are expected to be goodwill ambassadors who will promote intercultural understanding.
For application information, contact a Rotarian or the district scholarship chair, Dana Burnett, at Old Dominion University, 683-3442. Applications are due Aug. 1. Interviews will be Aug. 21 at ODU.
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