Bower's Hill became a borough of the new city. It is bordered to the north by another borough, Western Branch. Hampton Roads Beltway In January 1997, the 56-mile-long I-64/I-664 loop was designated by the Virginia Department of Transportation (and signed) as the Hampton Roads Beltway. The beltway has the clockwise direction (as looking down at a map of the area) signed as the Inner Loop, and the counter-clockwise direction signed as the Outer Loop. South Hampton Roads High Speed Rail The Virginia General Assembly commissioned several studies of the possibility of establishing high-speed passenger rail service between Richmond and South Hampton Roads. The under-utilized former Virginian Railway main line through the area (now owned by Norfolk Southern, was identified as a feasible corridor. The Bower's Hill area was named as the preferred location for the site of a suburban passenger rail station, with the only other station to be in downtown Norfolk. While those plans are only in a study-phase, in the 21st century, Bower's Hill may become even more of a transportation hub. External links Roads to the Future website Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Hampton Roads official website Virginia Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation official website Chesapeake, Virginia communities