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FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT FACT SHEET

* Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg District.

The Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King George, King & Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland and the city of Fredericksburg.

Every county and city in the Fredericksburg District will receive less state funding this year than they did 10 years ago.

In fiscal year (FY) 1996, the Fredericksburg District received about $35.6 million of state allocation formula funding for its primary, secondary and urban road projects. In FY 2006, it received $25.9 million - or $9.7 million less in funding. This is about a 27 percent decrease in funding.

The estimated costs for Fredericksburg District's primary, secondary and urban road projects are $664.7 million. The existing and projected funding identified for these projects through the current Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP: FY 2007-2012) is only $312.6 million. Therefore, an additional $352.1 million of funding 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 Stafford County, which is one of the fastest growing counties in Virginia, received about $2.4 million of state allocation formula funding for its secondary road projects. In FY 2006, it received about $2.3 million - or $165,830 less in funding. This is about a seven percent decrease in funding. Stafford County needs an additional $32.2 million to complete its secondary road projects outlined in the current SYIP.

Specifically, in FY 1996 Spotsylvania County, which is also one of the fastest growing counties in Virginia, received about $2.4 million of state allocation formula funding for its secondary road projects. In FY 2006, it received about $2.3 million - or $37,969 less in funding. This is about a two percent decrease in funding. Spotsylvania County needs an additional $10.1 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.