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As the I-495 Express Lanes and Dulles Rail Phase 1 near completion and Dulles Rail Phase 2 construction nears inception, Virginia's long-term transportation and economic outlooks are far from bright. Consider the following -
Transportation construction allocations trend - Downward
* FY 2012 -- $2.25 billion
* FY 2013 -- $1.61 billion * FY 2018 -- $1.02 billion (Source: FY 2012 and FY 2013-FY 2018 Commonwealth Transportation Fund)
Infrastructure and road quality trend - Downward
* Virginia dropped from 10th to 33rd...in a single year!
Per Capita Road Investment - Bottom Third
* Virginia ranks 38th in per capita spending on roads ($430). Given the projected transportation funding outlook, road quality and per capita spending face further declines and Virginia is destined to become less attractive to business...and families.
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How Low Must Virginia's Transportation Investment Go
Before Virginia's Governor and Legislators Provide New Long-Term Funding Needed
To Keep Virginia Globally Competitive?
(Limbo Lower Now?)
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