which would have been close to $90 million. As a result, all work on the light rail extension has been stopped, including discontinuing the order for three more light rail cars and Virginia's Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne reappointed the $155 million back to the Smart Scale program for transportation funding throughout the Commonwealth. The cost of extending the line was $243.1 million, with around $80 million per mile. , Virginia Beach City Council has several months to decide what to do with the purchased railroad line. If they could not decide, the city must refund the $20 million back to Virginia. Based on the public referendum voting results, the light rail project was officially cancelled in Virginia Beach. See also Light rail Light rail in North America Hampton Roads Transit References External links Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) HRT's Ride The Tide website VA Dept of Rail & Public Transit (DRPT) DRPT – Norfolk Light Rail Extensions DRPT – Hampton Roads Transit Vision Plan Hampton Roads Regional Vision Plan map Hampton Roads Transit Transportation in Norfolk, Virginia Light rail in Virginia Electric railways in Virginia 2011 establishments in Virginia 750 V DC railway electrification Railway lines opened in 2011