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RICHMOND DISTRICT FACT SHEET |
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* Richmond 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 Richmond District.
- The Richmond District
includes the counties of Amelia, Brunswick,
Charles City,
Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland,
Hanover, Henrico, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg,
New Kent, Nottoway, Powhatan and Prince George
and the cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg
and Richmond.
- Every county and city
in the Richmond District will receive less state funding this year than
they did 10 years ago.
- In fiscal year (FY)
1996, the Richmond District received about $76.4 million of state
allocation formula funding for its primary, secondary and urban road
projects. In FY 2006 it received $51.9 million - or $24.5 million less in funding. This is about a 32 percent decrease in
funding.
- The estimated costs
for Richmond District's primary, secondary and urban road projects are
$1.035 billion. The existing and
projected funding identified for these projects through the current
Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP:
FY 2007-2012) is only $662.3 million. Therefore, an additional $372.7 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 Henrico
County received
about $7.5 million of state allocation formula funding for its secondary
road projects. In FY 2006, it
received about $5.4 million - or $2.1 million less in funding. This is about a 29 percent decrease in
funding. Henrico County
needs an additional $52.1 million to complete its secondary road projects
outlined in the current SYIP.
- Specifically, in FY
1996 Chesterfield
County received
about $7.6 million of state allocation formula funding for its secondary
road projects. In FY 2006, it
received about $5.5 million - or $2.1 million less in funding. This is about a 28 percent decrease in
funding. Chesterfield County
needs an additional $18.2 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.
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