The program will allocate $18.6 billion to transportation projects for six fiscal years beginning July 1. VDOT reports the program will fund more than 3,600 transportation projects.

The program allocates $15.2 billion to highway construction, broken out by the following categories:

• $1.1 billion – State of Good Repair


• $2.1 billion – SMART SCALE


• $0.7 billion – Legacy Programs


• $3.4 billion – Specialized Programs


• $1.2 billion – Revenue Sharing


• $1.6 billion – Maintenance


• $0.1 billion – Research and Planning


• $3.9 billion – Public-Private Partnerships


• $1.1 billion – Local and Regional Funding

Rail and public transportation receives $3.4 billion, with $2.6 billion set aside for public transportation projects and $817 million for rail initiatives.

VDOT’s annual budget for FY 2018 is $5.4 billion, a. 1-percent increase from FY 2017. The agency reports that the increase is from more project participation contributions from regional entities and localities, and offsets a reduction in state revenue and lower use of bond proceeds. If there had been no project contributions, the budget would have been $315 million lower.

Highway maintenance and operations represents 35 percent of the budget and highway construction makes up 31 percent.

Specific budget area amounts include:

• $356 million – Debt Service


• $2.13 billion – Road maintenance and operations (includes city and county street payments)


• $548.6 million – Support to other agencies, tolls, administration and other programs


• $1.87 billion – Construction


• $492.5 million – Funding dedicated to Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads Regions for local and regional transportation projects