McDonnell Urges Northern Virginia Business Leaders, Residents to Back Transportation Plan
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell tours state Thursday asking for support, says plan could jumpstart several projects in Northern Virginia.
Gov. Bob McDonnell spent Thursday traveling across the state to urge area business leaders and residents to support his “Virginia’s Road to the Future” transportation plan, saying his proposal could help jumpstart a number of projects in Northern Virginia that have seemed to stall. The plan has gotten mixed reviews from some state legislators so far this session, but a new poll from Christopher Newport University showed 63 percent of Virginia voters support McDonnell's plan, which hinges on doing away with the state’s 17.5 cents per gallon gas tax and increasing the state sales tax from 5 percent to 5.8 percent. In the past, Supervisor Jeff McKay has said that a "one size fits all" transportation plan does not work for Virginia. "While …
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Bob Bruhns
9:27 am on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
A remarkable underlying problem is that Dulles Rail Phase II costs TWO TIMES what it should - every applicable cost comparison I can find tells me this. Yet everybody from our business and political leaders to our media, are ignoring that with all of their might. Here is an incredible concept: maybe if Phase II did not cost TWO TIMES what it should cost, it might not be such a burden on our … more ›