Even as Northern Virginia officials are pining for more money to repair local roads, Virginia transportation officials said they may end the budget year in June 2012 with as much as $100 million in unspent highway funds. The state Department of Transportation reported the extra funds to the Commonwealth Transportation Board last week even as residents are complaining about potholes and crumbling lanes, especially in Fairfax County, where road maintenance has become a central issue in one supervisor’s re-election bid.

“If there’s available maintenance money, I can certainly give them a number of ideas on how they can spend it here,” said Fairfax Supervisor John Cook, who is running on a platform of “local control of local roads” that he promises would provide faster fixes to roads residents have been bemoaning.