I know this is not a political forum, but what we pay and who controls our roads are determined by politicians. Above posters are right that you should blame Democrats...
Tim Kaine: Labor Man
MARCH 27, 2012 BY AMERICAN CROSSROADS
Even though Virginia is a right-to-work state, Chairman Tim Kaine has a cozy relationship with unions. Organized labor has given Kaine nearly $1.7 million in campaign contributions.
While organized labor has supported Kaine financially, his decisions as governor have given them a leg up too. After over 20 years of control, Kaine gave the Dulles Toll Road to the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA), which put them in charge of the Dulles Rail Project. The MWAA, controlled by representatives from union-friendly D.C. and Maryland, requires union workers for their construction projects, projects that Virginians will largely pay for. This puts Virginia contractors at a disadvantage because only 4 puercent of Virginia’s construction workers are unionized.
One Virginia leader was concerned the union rules would inflate the costs of the billion-dollar Dulles project by up to 18 percent.
Thanks to Tim Kaine, Virginians have less control over what goes on in their backyards, and unions get overpriced contracts that Virginians get to pay for.
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