Bob McDonnell lists Virginia road projects he’d fund with $3b plan

Published January 22, 2013 5:00am ET



Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Tuesday released a list of projects that his $3.1 billion transportation plan would pay for, making overtures to legislators across the commonwealth by including road fixes in their regions.

McDonnell’s plan would eliminate the state’s 17.5-cents-a-gallon gas tax but increase the state’s sales tax from 5 cents to 5.8 cents, along with other measures to scrape together money for the state’s crumbling roads and bridges.

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