(The Center Square) – Virginia will invest $28.5 billion in roads, bridges, rail and public transportation over the next six years under a plan approved this week by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
The fiscal year 2027-32 Six-Year Improvement Program takes effect July 1 and includes funding for more than 4,300 transportation projects across the commonwealth. The plan outlines which transportation projects will receive state funding through fiscal year 2032.
The plan continues funding for Route 58 corridor improvements in Southwest Virginia, Interstate 64 capacity improvements in Hampton Roads and Interstate 81 bridge replacement and auxiliary lane projects in western Virginia. It also includes about $1 billion for local and regional transportation projects in Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads and Central Virginia.
Statewide, the plan includes $930 million for public transportation programs, including transit operating assistance, paratransit, capital projects, the Virginia Railway Express and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Another $500 million will support 43 bridge projects through the State of Good Repair Bridge Program, while $78 million is allocated for pavement improvements on state and locally maintained roads.
The program also includes $239 million in state revenue-sharing funds for 143 locally sponsored transportation projects, $85 million for 57 nontraditional transportation projects through the Transportation Alternatives Program, $63 million for 21 projects receiving congressionally directed spending, and $19.7 million for freight rail and rail planning initiatives.
Unlike many state programs, Virginia’s transportation system is funded primarily through dedicated transportation taxes, federal grants and regional transportation revenues rather than the state’s general fund.
The Virginia Department of Transportation expects to spend about $9 billion in fiscal year 2027, a 6.7% increase over the revised fiscal year 2026 budget. The Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s fiscal year 2027 budget exceeds $1.1 billion.
