WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the West Piedmont Planning District Commission a $1,657,148 grant. This grant money supports the group's Route 122 Regional Corridor Plan, developing a 24-plus mile corridor that extends from Franklin County to Bedford County along Smith Mountain Lake. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "This grant for $1,657,14  more