*Culpeper District
The
failure to significantly invest in Virginia's
transportation system affects every county in the Commonwealth. The following information shows how the
significant decrease in state funding over the past 10 years impacts the
primary, secondary and urban road systems and the Virginians who live and work
in, and travel through the Culpeper District.
- The Culpeper District
includes the counties of Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene,
Louisa, Madison, Orange
and Rappahannock and the city of Charlottesville.
- Every county and city
in the Culpeper District will receive less state funding this year than
they did 10 years ago.
- In fiscal year (FY)
1996, the Culpeper District received about $31.4 million of state
allocation formula funding for its primary, secondary and urban road
projects. In FY 2006 it received
$24.8 million - or $6.6 million less
in funding.
This is about a 21 percent decrease in funding.
- The estimated costs
for Culpeper District's primary, secondary and urban road projects are
$588.5 million. The existing and
projected funding identified for these projects through the current
Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP:
FY 2007-2012) is only $255.0 million. Therefore, an additional $333.5 million
is needed to complete these projects.
- The decrease in
funding for this region has led to the delay or elimination of many of the
much-needed construction projects outlined in the SYIP.
- Specifically, in FY
1996 Albemarle
County received $2.9
million of state allocation formula funding for its secondary road
projects. In FY 2006, it received
about $2.1 million - or $760,451
less in funding. This is about
a 26 percent decrease in funding. Albemarle County needs an additional $32.3
million to complete its secondary road projects outlined in the current
SYIP.
- Specifically, in FY
1996 Madison
County received
$628,052 of state allocation formula funding for its secondary road
projects. In FY 2006, it received
$424,436 - or $203,616 less in
funding. This is about a 32 percent
decrease in funding. Madison County needs an additional $4.1
million to complete its secondary road projects outlined in the current
SYIP.
- Overall, the SYIP
estimates the cost to complete Virginia's
primary, secondary and urban road projects is $8.9 billion, yet the
current and projected funding identified for these projects is $4.5
billion over the next six years.
Therefore, an additional $4.4 billion is needed to complete these
projects.
*This document has been prepared by
Virginians for Better Transportation, and is based on information from the Virginia Department of Transportation. It also
includes data taken from the current SYIP (FY 2007-2012) and the primary,
secondary and urban state formula allocations for fiscal years 1996 and 2006.
All costs are approximates.
For
more information about Virginia's
transportation funding crisis or Virginians for Better Transportation, visit www.itstimevirginia.org or call
804-237-1399.
