Friday, March 21, 2008
By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer
The General Assembly’s lack of action on transportation needs is causing a crisis in Virginia, according to state Sen. Roscoe Reynolds.
“Until we’re willing to bite the bullet” and discuss possible ways to generate revenue for highway needs, those needs will persist, Reynolds, D-Ridgeway, said during the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Post-Legislative Affairs Breakfast on Thursday.
“You cannot build roads for free,” said Del. Ward Armstrong, D-Collinsville. “We’ve got to have the revenue to do that.”