The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) has released its 2015 State of the
Region Infrastructure Report that details funding gaps for transportation and
other regional needs.
According to the
report, funding is available for about $79 billion in system preservation
projects and operations. However, the region will need $7.5 billion over the
next 15 years for road resurfacing and rehabilitation, $1 billion over the next
10 years to rehabilitate and reconstruct bridges, $1 billion annually for WMATA
to maintain and replace assets on a regular life cycle basis, and $6 billion
through 2025 for the Metro 2025 initiative. Read more.
