Local Road Funds Unlikely to Come from General Assembly

State officials doubt Fairfax County will get money for transportation projects in the 2013 legislative session.

Fairfax County’s transportation needs loomed heavily over a joint meeting of county supervisors and representatives from the Virginia State Senate and General Assembly Tuesday night. Officials sat down to discuss priorities for the legislature’s fast-approaching 2013 session, and the county’s widely publicized road funding woes—a $3 billion need for road projects and improvements over the next decade—took center stage. The county faces a $300 million per year funding shortfall for the next 10 years. “I know that we’re all aware Fairfax County and the Commonwealth are facing a transportation crisis,” said Sharon Bulova, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Fairfax County’s 10-year needs lie in the redevelopment of Tysons …

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