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VDOT Shelves $11 Billion Proposal for Interstate 81 Quote: VDOT Shelves $11 Billion Proposal for Interstate 81
RICHMOND, VA (AP) A proposal to widen Interstate 81 through Virginia will be shelved in favor of safety changes such as truck-climbing lanes, according to a state transportation department recommendation.
The idea of an eight-lane highway with tolls on truck-only lanes won’t work and “is not being advanced,” said Pierce Homer, state transportation secretary.
| VDOT Shelves $11 Billion Proposal for Interstate 81 |