State board withholds NoVa transit funding until discussions held

Published June 21, 2012 4:00am ET



Northern Virginia jurisdictions won’t be getting any state money for transit in the next month until state and local officials can work out differences over a new funding plan.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board decided Wednesday to change how state money is dispersed for transit projects, bypassing the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission to directly give an estimated $140.3 million in the next fiscal year to local communities and Metro.

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