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fiscal year as well as those funds planned for the next five fiscal years through 1998-99. The tentative spending plan was developed in close cooperation with localities throughout the state aided by public hearings held in each of VDOTs nine transportation districts.
Final action by the board will be taken after it holds two additional hearings in Roanoke and Richmond on June 10.
A breakdown of the next fiscal year’s allocations by system is as follows:
• Public transportation, $91.5 million,
• Ports, $20.3 million,
• Airports, $11.4 million,
• Primary highways, $210.5 million,
• Urban highways, $159.9 million,
• Secondary highways, $166.1 million,
• Interstate highways, $159.3 million,
• National Highway System (Interstate), $60.9 million,
• National Highway System (Non-Interstate), $21.3 million,
• CMAQ Program, $27.7 million,
• Demonstration Projects, $39.1 million,
• Enhancements, $21.2 million,
• Safety, $7.5 million.
For the maintenance of interstate, primary and secondary highways and for the state’s payments to municipalities to maintain local streets, the allotment will increase from $675.9 million to $719.4 million.
Based on the current revenue projections, Virginia expects to spend $5 billion in state and federal funds during the next six years of highway improvement projects, mass transit, ports and airports.
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