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♦Arterial - $56,000,000 up $4,000,000.
♦Regular Primary $19,282,273, up $2,236,140.
♦Urban • $19,851,974, up $4,552,332.
Final action on the 1969-70 allocations, tentatively approved Friday, will be taken by the Commission after public hearings in June. '
The Commission Friday scheduled these hearings for the Salem, Bristol, Staunton and Lynchburg highway districts foi 9 a.m. June 19 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, and for the Richmond, Fredericksburg, Culpeper and Suffolk districts for 9 a.m. June 20 in the Department of Highways auditorium at 1221 East Broad Street in Richmond
Commission members saic Friday that traffic need) represented the controlling facto in selecting projects fo allocations in the coming year. Ii arriving at the priority of need Virginia’s nine-year highwaj improvement program - approver by the 1966 General Assembly largely governed the tentativr allocations.
In addition, consideration wa; given to specific requests receivec by the Commission and by tht Department of Highways from citizens and local groups.
Federal funds represent 90 pei cent of interstate system costs, and in 1969-70 will provide $91,666,858. The remainder ol the interstate budget will be provided by the State’s matching share.
Much lesser amounts of federal funds are also available on a 50-50 matching basis for some arterial, regular primary and urban projects.
During the coming year, the Commission expects $13,221,803 as Virginia’s federal apportionment for arterial and primary projects, with $62,060,470 being provided for
89.7%