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Secretary Miller updates lawmakers on WMATA funding dispute, ridership trends and cost pressures
Summary
Shep Miller told the subcommittee the governor’s budget would fund Virginia’s full share of WMATA expenses but that the enacted second‑year placeholder requires correction; he also said rail ridership remains about two‑thirds of pre‑pandemic levels while bus ridership has returned.
Shep Miller, secretary of transportation, briefed the subcommittee on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) funding, ridership and cost‑containment work.
Miller said last year’s addition for the Commonwealth’s share of WMATA costs included a true‑up for the first year but left a second‑year placeholder unchanged in the enacted language; department calculations showed a second‑year reduction of roughly…
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