Funding Plan Could Benefit 16 Virginia Transportation Projects

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell released a list of 16 road and transit projects that would benefit from the $3.1 billion generated by his transportation funding plan, according to the Washington Business Journal.

The full list of projects includes:

• Dulles Metrorail Extension Project
• Extension of passenger rail to Roanoke, Va.
• Increased train service to and from Norfolk, Va.
• I-66/Route 28 interchange in Fairfax County
• I-95 interchange relocation in Stafford County
• I-95/I-64 overlap improvements in Richmond, Va.
• I-64 capacity improvements between Newport News, Va. and Williamsburg, Va.
• Route 606, Dulles Loop in Loudoun County
• Route 29/666 Interchange in Culpeper County
• Route 340 bridge replacement in Warren County
• I-81 bridge replacement over the New River in Montgomery County
• I-81/I-77 overlap capacity improvements
• Statewide bridge replacements
• Statewide major interstate reconstructive paving projects
• Track improvements Newport News, Va. to Richmond, Va. and Richmond to Washington D.C.
• Statewide unpaved road projects

Earlier this month, McDonnell proposed a plan that would include eliminating the gas tax and raising sales tax for transportation funding.