At the May meeting of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), the CTB agreed to a resolution approving the 6th round of SMART SCALE projects. The Consensus Scenario is an update to the Staff Recommended Scenario, which was presented to the CTB at the January meeting, based upon feedback from the CTB members and input from the spring public meetings.
270 project applications were submitted for Round 6 (FY 26) which totaled around $8.2 billion in funding requests. With $1.07 billion in funding available, not every project would or could be funded. The CTB would ultimately approve 53 projects for funding totaling $983.6 million. This is well below Round 5 (FY 24), when 164 projects were selected for funding totaling $1.6 billion.
While the SMART SCALE projects are now approved, the CTB must still approve the Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP), which is a state document that outlines planned spending for transportation projects proposed for construction development or study for the next six years. The approved round 6 SMART SCALE projects will be included in the SYIP, which is set to be considered at the June meeting of the CTB.
Click to view the Consensus Scenario, which includes changes from the Staff Recommended Scenario.
VACo Contact: James Hutzler