Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine and the Republican-controlled General Assembly could not agree on a way to provide a long-term source for transportation funding in Virginia during 2006, but work crews did much better as several high-profile projects were completed and opened to the motoring public.

In May, 1,400 representatives from Maryland, the District and Virginia celebrated the opening of the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac River. A 1923 Rolls Royce once owned by President Woodrow Wilson, a Virginia native, was the first vehicle to cross the bridge.