By The Roanoke Times
Amy Friedenberger
"RICHMOND — Lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would establish tolls along Interstate 81 in order to generate billions of dollars needed for upgrades."
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By Virginia First
Eric Pointer
"ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR News) - A group is trying to hit the brakes on a proposed bill that would add tolls on Interstate 81 to fund improvements."
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By Route 50
Michael Grass
"Transportation officials in Delaware are planning to open a 14-mile tolled highway on Thursday, a project that creates a new mainline route for U.S. 301, a heavily trafficked route often used by drivers and truckers to bypass congestion on Interstate 95 through the Baltimore area..."
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By Land Line Magazine
Tyson Fisher
"Shortly after Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board submitted its recommendations on how to pay for the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan, Gov. Ralph Northam, along with nearly a dozen lawmakers, announced a draft legislative proposal on the matter. Rather than choosing the regional tax option, Northam is calling for tolls on all vehicles, except commuters."
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By The Winchester Star
Onofrio Castiglia
"WINCHESTER — Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday expressed his support for a Republican-led initiative to place tolls on Interstate 81 to fund $2.2 billion in improvements to the 325-mile roadway in Virginia."
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By the Roanoke Times
Jeff Sturgeon
"Gov. Ralph Northam came out Tuesday in favor of charging tolls on Interstate 81 to fund $2.2 billion in proposed safety and reliability improvements on the Western Virginia interstate built in the 1960s."
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By Bristol Herald Courier
David McGee
"Draft legislation would impose tolls along Interstate 81 to fund an estimated $2.2 billion in improvements, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday."
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By The Winchester Star
Onofrio Castiglia
"WINCHESTER — A plan that would widen a congested stretch of Interstate 81 in Frederick County by one lane was approved Wednesday by the Commonwealth Transportation Board."
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By: Fox 59
"INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Gov. Eric Holcomb will not move forward with a plan to toll Indiana’s interstates, but he’s still leaving the door open for tolling in the future
The governor sent a letter to members of the Budget Committee Thursday with a strategic tolling plan developed by the Indiana Department of Transportation. The study was done in accordance with House Enrolled Act 1002."
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By CDL Life
By Ashley
"Virginia transportation officials are considering tolling drivers on I-81 to the tune of $2 billion in order to fund infrastructure improvements."
The Alliance for Toll Free Interstates (ATFI) sent a letter to VDOT opposing the truck toll plan.
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Read More: https://cdllife.com/2018/virginia-eyes-tolls-trucks-passenger-vehicles-81/
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