Benefits for Virginia

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  • 300 jobs created over the next decade
  • 858,000 fewer long-haul trucks annually on highways
  • 33.2 million fewer gallons of fuel consumed annually
  • 368,000 fewer tons of C02 released annually
  • $113 million savings in annual congestion costs for motorists
  • $28.7 million annual savings from accidents avoided
  • $22.4 million savings in annual highway maintenance costs
  • $35 million annual logistics cost savings for Virginia businesses

 

  • 2,080 miles of track
  • 4,100 employees
  • $409 million annual payroll
  • $217 million in annual purchases and payments
  • Governor Bob McDonnell
  • U.S. Senator Jim Webb
  • U.S. Senator Mark Warner
  • U.S. Representative Robert Wittman
  • Former U.S. Representative Glenn Nye
  • U.S. Representative Bobby Scott
  • Former U.S. Representative Tom Perriello
  • U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte
  • Former U.S. Representative Rick Boucher
  • Shannon Valentine, Former Member, Virginia House of Delegates
  • Tim Hugo, Member, Virginia House of Delegates
  • Ben Cline, Member, Virginia House of Delegates
  • Terry Kilgore, Member, Virginia House of Delegates
  • Phillip P. Puckett, Member, Virginia Senate
  • Wm. Roscoe Reynolds, Members, Virginia Senate
  • William Howell, Speaker, Virginia House of Delegates
  • Augusta County
  • Warren County
  • Twin County Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Sierra Club
  • Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Shenandoah Valley Partnership
  • Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Roanoke Regional Partnership
  • Roanoke Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Shenandoah County Economic Development
  • Washington County
  • Botetourt County
  • Shenandoah Valley Network
  • Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation