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People of Virginia | Transportation
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Roadway construction is one of the top challenges cited by people of Virginia
Roadway construction is one of the top challenges cited by people of Virginia when we asked them to name their chief transportation concerns.
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People of Virginia | Transportation
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Roadway construction is one of the top challenges cited by people of Virginia when we asked them to name their chief transportation concerns.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipDWAINE ROLLSTON: Gas prices, the price of public transportation now, and people who live close to work, maybe they should walk some in nice days like this 'cause it would help on climate change and pollution and stuff too.
TERRA DAVIS: The challenge is to me is the conditions of the roads.
You definitely find a lot of mishandled pavement and potholes.
And then also as far as the amount of lanes that are available for the amount of volume of cars that's on the road.
BRADLEY KENT: Some of these cities around here, the traffic lights and all that with all the blinking.
Yeah, have you all ever seen those, the, you know, the real distracting traffic lights and all that?
Super confusing, super confusing, and not a big believer in roundabouts.
We keep putting roundabouts in everywhere in the town, and they're just not necessary.
I think they make things worse.
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