The attached report on "Completion of the Interstate Highway System in Virginia" has been prepared by the Department of Highways and Transportation in response to House Joint Resolution No. 147 enacted by the 1974 session of the Virginia General Assembly.

The report includes a brief history of the Federal funding provided for the Interstate System, a description of the causes for extending the completion date of the System, and describes several alternative means of financing the System at an earlier date than now anticipated.

In preparing the report, we met and consulted with the special advisory committee consisting of:

Honorable William T. Wilson, Chairman
Honorable John Warren Cooke
Senator Edward E. Willey
Honorable Lewis A. McMurran, Jr.
Senator Leslie D. Campbell, Jr.

The advice and guidance provided by members of this committee was most helpful in directing us towards a conclusion which I believe is the course of action which will best meet the overall transportation needs here in Virginia.

Sincerely,

/s/ Douglas B. Fugate
Commissioner