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McDonnell Calls on Senate to OK Roads Funding
The governor visited Fairfax County on Monday to rally support for his transportation bill, promising some money to reduce fees on the Dulles Toll Road.
Gov. Bob McDonnell made a stop in Northern Virginia on Monday afternoon to urge locals to push their representatives to support his divisive transportation-funding package, which the state Senate is scheduled to vote on again Tuesday. The governor said his proposal, which failed to pass the Senate in a partisan, 20-20 vote last week, would raise about $3 billion for road and transit improvements over the next five years. The bill would eliminate the state’s 17.5-cents-per-gallon gas tax and raise the state sales tax from 5 percent to 5.8 percent. The House last week amended their version of the bill, eliminating a $100 alternative vehicle fee for owners of hybrid cars and prohibiting tolls on I-95 south of Fredericksburg. Senate …
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Bob Bruhns
2:15 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Bad information is a problem. Cost of upgrade to all 8-car Metro trains: $6 Billion per 2/1/2013 news media report. http://oakton.patch.com/articles/metro-momentum-offers-expansive-plans-for-system-s-future (See paragraph 16.) $2 Billion per 1/28/2013 WMATA draft report. http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/Momentum_Strategic_Plan_2013-01-28-secure.pdf (See 'Cost Estimate' on page 30.) I believe… more ›