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The TransAction 2030 Plan documents more than $16 billion in unmet transportation needs, declaring that the region’s highway and transit systems are rapidly deteriorating and buckling under the crush of over capacity. The group has called for $700 million in annual fixes over 23 years.

“Back in 2002 we had anthrax scares and the sniper shooting at people on the Beltway,” said Kala Quintana, a spokesperson for the group. “Voters weren’t really focused on fixing transportation. But when

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