The Virginia Senate overwhelmingly passed its version of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s omnibus transportation bill by a vote of 34-6 on Monday.
The passage followed a back-and-forth on the Senate floor between Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, and Sen. William Wampler, R-Bristol, over the plan’s reliance on borrowing money.
Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw, D-Fairfax, often a thorn in the side of McDonnell, approved of the bill, with the caveat that he, too, was concerned about the debt load for
The plan would borrow $3 billion for road projects and represent the biggest one-time infusion of cash for Virginia’s depleted transportation system in more than two decades.
The House of Delegates already passed its version of the bill.
