Followups
VDOT announces $125 million in Richmond-area paving projects
The Virgin- ia Department of Transporta- tion says the paving program for its Rich- mond District is the largest ever for the region, in terms of lane miles and total spending. The dis-
trict will spend $125 million in resurfacing 1,540 lane miles of state-maintained roads, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Richmond district is
responsible for about 18,000 miles of roads. It oversees maintenance and construc- tion in Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfi eld, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Ha- nover, Henrico, Lunenburg,
Mecklenburg, New Kent, Not- toway, Pow- hatan and Prince George counties and the cities of Richmond, Co- lonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg. The news-
paper reported that $27 million will be spent on local interstate
sections, including 78 miles of asphalt paving and 18 lane miles of concrete repairs, on sections of Interstates 95, 295, 85 and 195. May’s issue of Virginia Business included an inter- view with Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne, who discussed the commonwealth’s new formula for transportation funding.
Robert Powell
rpowell@va-business.com
Volkswagen to pay $8.8 billion to repair or buy back diesel vehicles Volkswagen
Group expects to spend about $8.8 billion to repair or buy back diesel vehicles affected by an emissions software scandal. Volkswagen
Group of Ameri-
ca is based in Herndon. USA Today reports that the German auto- maker has struck a tentative civil settlement with the U.S. government, California authorities and consumers over the episode, which affects 11 mil- lion vehicles worldwide.
The settlement gives U.S. owners the option of buybacks or compensation. The agreement also includes a requirement to invest in environmen- tally friendly vehicles. Volkswagen estimates that the total bill for the scandal will top $18 billion. Volkswagen engineers installed “defeat de-
vice” software in its diesel vehicles. The software lowered emissions during testing but allowed higher emissions during normal driving to give the cars more power.
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10 JUNE 2016 Left photo: Courtesy Virginia Department of Transportation Right photo: John Stillwell/PA Wire URN:26140152 (Press Association via AP Images)
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