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VA I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan
1995hoo:
Just got a WTOP breaking news e-mail that links to the following story. I haven’t had a chance to read it closely yet.
https://wtop.com/virginia/2019/01/va-to-toll-i-81/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News%20-%20Wordpress&utm_term=2017_WTOP%20Breaking%20News
The headline is “Va. Gov. Ralph Northam, GOP lawmakers agree on plan to toll I-81”
jeffandnicole:
From the story:
--- Quote ---Electronic toll gantries are expected to be set every 40 to 60 miles or so along I-81, with regular rates set at up to 11 cents a mile for cars and 17 cents a mile for trucks. That would equate to about $55 for trucks to travel the length of I-81 during daylight hours. Tolls would be discounted overnight to encourage truck drivers and others to travel at less-busy times, but the tolls would be a fixed price, unlike the variable cost of lanes on interstates 66, 95 and 495.
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Interestingly, they don't mention the price for cars. Based on the above, it'll cost about $35 for cars to travel the entire length.
davewiecking:
Basics: $30 annual pass for unlimited use. Lower tolls overnight, but a truck driving the whole length would pay about $55.
Mapmikey:
--- Quote from: davewiecking on January 08, 2019, 12:45:17 PM ---Basics: $30 annual pass for unlimited use. Lower tolls overnight, but a truck driving the whole length would pay about $55.
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Anyone else find it odd that an annual pass would cost less than driving the entire length (or half of it round trip) just once?
VTGoose:
--- Quote from: 1995hoo on January 08, 2019, 12:41:19 PM ---Just got a WTOP breaking news e-mail that links to the following story. I haven’t had a chance to read it closely yet.
https://wtop.com/virginia/2019/01/va-to-toll-i-81/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News%20-%20Wordpress&utm_term=2017_WTOP%20Breaking%20News
The headline is “Va. Gov. Ralph Northam, GOP lawmakers agree on plan to toll I-81”
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Just posted this in the Virginia thread:
Tolls are the solution to the problems on I-81 in Virginia, per a proposal from Gov. Ralph Northam. Legislation, sponsored by Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham; Sen. Bill Carrico, R-Grayson; Del. Steve Landes, R-Augusta; and Del. Terry Austin, R-Botetourt (interesting that all are Republicans), will be introduced in the upcoming General Assembly.
Per the news release,
--- Quote ---"The initial draft legislation would establish an Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund supported by tolls along I-81. The proposal would establish limits on toll rates and give automobiles and small trucks the ability to purchase an annual pass allowing unlimited use of I-81 for a fixed yearly fee. Revenues collected would only be used for improvements included in the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan that was adopted by the [Commonwealth Transportation] Board at its December meeting."
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(see https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2019/january/headline-837634-en.html).
Per the Roanoke Times,
--- Quote ---"State officials previously estimated the fee would be about $30, while tractor-trailers and other large trucks and passenger vehicles without the yearly pass would pay the toll.
"Toll rates were not specified in Northam’s news release, but state highway officials have previously suggested 5 cents to 15 cents a mile depending on vehicle type and hour of day or night. Lower nighttime rates from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. were part of a proposal from the Virginia Department of Transportation. VDOT studied I-81 during much of 2018 before recommending a long list of new lanes, interchange projects and other fixes while leaving the choice of funding method – tolls or tax increases or some combination of both – to lawmakers."
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(see https://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/general_assembly/governor-western-virginia-lawmakers-back-tolls-to-fix-i/article_d924cc82-f88a-52f8-bc40-2cd790d8e709.html)
The Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan can be found at www.va81corridor.org.
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Bruce in Blacksburg
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