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With only a short time before the June 23 special session, consensus has yet to emerge on a solution to transportation infrastructure financing. Governor Tim Kaine has unveiled a proposed revenue package to restore funding for the construction of critical transportation infrastructure and to close the funding gap for the maintenance of road and transit systems statewide. But his plan has met with immediate criticism from both sides of the aisle, and the public discord between all camps illuminates once again how the transportation issue continues to divide legislators. AOBA has joined with 16 other business organizations from across Northern Virginia in signing onto a policy resolution that urges legislators to adopt a statewide funding package that will generate a minimum of $400 million annually for new construction needs in Northern Virginia and $1 billion annually to sustain statewide maintenance and construction programs.