Unfunded, But Needed Projects

Virginia’s competitive advantage as a major transportation hub of the eastern United States may be threatened by increasing traffic congestion and the inability of the state to fund needed transportation infrastructure projects, according to The Road Information Program (TRIP).

A full list of needed, but unfunded roadway improvements projects in Virginia by Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Highway District can be found in the state’s 2025 State Highway Plan at www.virginiadot.org, or other projects and studies by highway district can be found at http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/default.asp.

The following are the VDOT districts and the areas they include:

• Richmond
• The Richmond District includes the counties of Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, New Kent, Nottoway, Powhatan and Prince George and the cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond.


• Hampton Roads
• The Hampton Roads District includes the counties of Accomack, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Suffolk, Northampton, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and York and the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach.


• Northern Virginia
• The Northern Virginia District includes the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park.


• Salem
• The Salem District includes the counties of Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and Roanoke and the cities of Bedford, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke and Salem.


• Lynchburg
• The Lynchburg District includes the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Nelson, Pittsylvania and Prince Edward and the cities of Danville and Lynchburg.


• Fredericksburg
• The Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King George, King & Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland and the city of Fredericksburg.


• Bristol
• The Bristol District includes the counties of Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe and the cities of Bristol and Norton.


• Staunton
• The Staunton District includes the counties of Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Warren and the cities of Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro and Winchester.


• Culpeper
• The Culpeper District includes the counties of Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock and the city of Charlottesville.