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Thursday, May 07, 2015

New plan could bring tolls to Virginia interstates

There’s a new push to charge tolls on Virginia’s free interstates, and it’s coming straight from the White House.

Federal funding for Virginia highways is set to expire at the end of May. Part of President Barack Obama’s solution is to open all of Virginia’s interstates to tolls.

The state’s massive fund for fixing highways is about to run out of money, with a deadline at the end of the month. If that happens, with short-term band-aids used up by the fall, 43,000 construction jobs in Virginia are at risk, and 400 state projects will be put on hold or reassessed.

“Tolling existing interstate lanes — which drivers already pay for through their tax dollars — is the worst possible option for paying for roads and for raising road revenue,” said Julian Walker with the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 7, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    That's what happens when you vote in a Democrat Governor in Virginia!

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  2. AnonymousMay 7, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    Tax, tax, tax: spend, spend, spend...it's the dumbocrat way!

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  3. AnonymousMay 7, 2015 at 4:06 PM

    You elected a kook liberal for governor and new taxes is what you'll get!Did you realize Bill and Hillary and him are best friends?

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