Area loses out on Army funding for base realignment projects

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The Army has decided not to pay for a series of road and environmental projects that could have cushioned the blow of moving 19,000 new workers to Fort Belvoir, according to documents.

The military deemed the 25 proposals “not practicable because of high cost and a lack of funding.” About half were road or transit projects, which Virginia officials hoped would accompany the shift of thousands of workers under the latest round of Base Realignment and Closure decisions.

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