Hampton Roads travel troubles expected to worsen

photo by Burning ImageRush hours in Hampton Roads currently see 12% of the region's primary routes severely clogged,  according to the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization. Officials say 29% will be jammed by 2030 -- and that's assuming that major projects now on the drawing board are completed.

"The numbers don't surprise me at all," said Commonwealth Transportation Board member Aubrey Layne of Virginia Beach. "In Hampton Roads, we have $19 billion in needs... and just $2.3 billion to spend" in the next 30 years.

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Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 8:40pm