10/4/06-A bill to require the Commonwealth Transportation Board to impose tolls on all vehicles crossing the North Carolina-Chesapeake line on U.S. 17 has died.
Sponsored by Delegate John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, HB5086 remained in the Senate Finance Committee when the special session on transportation ended Sept. 28. The House previously approved it.
The bill would have used tolls to pay for improvements to the highway, widening Dominion Boulevard in Chesapeake and replacing the two-lane Steel Bridge on U.S. 17.
Toll rates for large trucks with three or more axles would have started at $3 per trip. Rates for other vehicles would have been determined after a study by the city of Chesapeake and the Virginia Department of Transportation.

9/25/06-A bill expected to draw consideration during the four-day special session on transportation that starts Wednesday, Sept. 27, would require the Commonwealth Transportation Board to impose tolls on all vehicles crossing the North Carolina-Chesapeake line on U.S. 17.
Sponsored by Delegate John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, HB5086 would use tolls to pay for improvements to the highway, widening Dominion Boulevard in Chesapeake and replacing the two-lane Steel Bridge on U.S. 17.
Toll rates for large trucks with three or more axles would start at $3 per trip. Rates for other vehicles would be determined after a study by the city of Chesapeake and the Virginia Department of Transportation.
For House bill status, call (804) 698-1500. In Virginia, call 1-877-391-3228.