The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is holding three meetings in December to update the public on the latest proposal to improve Interstate 95 in Virginia.
11-26-2012 Virginia State Sen. John Watkins rolled out his new transportation funding plan that will raise the gas tax, lower the income tax, and eliminate tax credits and exemptions. The plan includes a 14-cent per gallon fuel tax increase that Watkins said would raise about $734 million and avoid tolls proposed by Gov. Bob McDonnell to pay for road construction. Watkins said he will propose the legislation in January.
11-19-2012 Despite the balance of power remaining the same, there will be some changes within House and Senate Committees that are relevant to NATSO.
11-12-2012 WTVR, CBS 6 in Richmond is asking readers to weigh in on whether they support tolls on I-95 with an online poll.
10-29-2012 Interstate 95 tolling opposition gained significant media attention in recent days.
10-15-2012 Tolls are simply taxes, but unlike the fuel tax, tolls waste too much of the taxpayer’s dollar on unneeded government bureaucracy and expenses.
10-08-2012 NATSO member Ernie Brame last week challenged the Fayetteville Observer for singling out its readers to pay a tax that other residents of North Carolina would not have to pay.
10-01-2012 Rep. Forbes continues to express his opposition to VDOT’s proposal to install a toll on I-95.
09-17-2012 Gov. Bob McDonnell’s plan to finance upgrades to Interstate 95 in Virginia by collecting tolls near the North Carolina border took another blow when fellow Republican George Allen announced his opposition last week.
09-10-2012