Eleven business, transportation and labor groups join the list of supporters of Governor Bob McDonnell's "Virginia's Road to the Future" long-term transportation funding plan. Among them; the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Union and the American Concrete Paving Association.
It is being called by some a bold effort to think outside the box and break the gridlock gripping the General Assembly. When fully implemented, the proposal would generate nearly 20,000 jobs and create more than $2.5 billion in economic activity in the Commonwealth.