Virginia DOT Proposes Cutting Six-Year Road Plan By 29%
Citing a decline in federal and state revenue and project estimates that were too low, the Virginia Dept. of Transportation has proposed slashing its six-year road plan by $2.9 billion, or 29%, from the program approved last year.
The new plan, which VDOT characterizes as "tentative," was released May 15 and was to be voted on by the Commonwealth Transportation Board on May 16. Transportation Secretary Whittington W. Clement said, "No doubt tough decisions are being made to deliver a transportation program that is truly credible and realistic."