After reading Andrea Worker's article on Richmond Priorities, I wanted to express my frustration of watching our roads decline in spite of being one of the wealthiest counties in Virginia pouring tax dollars into State coffers. Again and again, Worker noted that NoVA is not receiving it's rightful share of state funds for transportation and education.
I've lived in Burke for 38 years and I can't remember a time when the roads were worse. When I turn on Burke Centre Parkway (west of Roberts Road), Prosperity Road, and Braddock (east of Burke Lake Road), I am appalled at the disrepair. Those three heavily trafficked roads are just a few examples of the state of our asphalt-crumbling road system. I don't care where you live in the Commonwealth, the roads with the most cars/trucks should be given the most state dollars. How hard is that to figure out? Traffic counter boxes abound!
Lynn Sheehan
Burke