VDOT is slashing its budget left and right. Its money problems are so severe that not only are capital projects bleeding money, personnel is in big trouble – 2, 000 staff reductions were announced just recently.

Amidst such a severe budgetary crunch, one would think VDOT would triage projects to parse out the luxuries and build the important. BeyondDC wonders then why the Commonwealth insists on moving forward with the I-66 spot improvements project, considering the locality through which the project runs – Arlington – is steadfastly against it.

If we don’t have the money for all the projects we really want, why are we spending so much on one we don’t?

If readers want an answer to that question, or have other questions, attend tonight’s VDOT public hearing on I-66. The meeting is at 7:00 p.m. at Washington-Lee High School, in Ballston.