The cost of reconstructing highways hammered by Hurricane Helene and big bills from the winter's snow, ice and floods has overwhelmed the Virginia Department of Transportation's budget for dealing with unexpected expenses ... .
Hurricane Helene and big winter bills overwhelmed the Virginia Department of Transportation's emergency budget. The agency found millions in savings and is borrowing from future construction advances to help close the gap ....
VDOT representatives appeared unconcerned when several board members told them their claim that all roads in Fairfax County were plowed at least once in the first 36 hours of the storm was untrue.