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Snow removal may be impacted by VDOT cuts
Facing a projected $2.6 billion shortfall over the next six years, the Virginia Department of Transportation is forced to make dramatic cuts.
According to Lou Hatter, the agency's public affairs manager for the Culpeper district, VDOT has addressed $2 billion of the shortfall with revisions to its six-year improvement program by “delaying or eliminating 808 projects statewide.” The agency will also close 15 residency offices and lay off about 450 temporary workers and 1,000 full-time employees, Hatter said.
Now VDOT is seeking public input into proposed changes to its services.
A March 19 public meeting at Germana Community College's Daniel Technology Center will offer an opportunity for residents to learn about the proposed service reductions, Hatter said.
“We don't intend on compromising safety,” Hatter said. “We're not proposing to back off any emergency response. Debris removal would be classified as something that needs to be done. What we're trying to do is balance the level of service we're providing for some of the more routine functions with the money that we have available.”
Fauquier County residents living on unpaved and infrequently traveled roads may see the most significant changes in service, particularly in inclement weather.
For more details about the proposed changes, pick up a copy of this week's Fauquier Times-Democrat Weekend.
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