Petition drive fights Dulles Toll Road hike
Thursday - 9/6/2012, 7:03am ET
Kristi King,
wtop.com
WASHINGTON - A petition to fight toll rate increases on the Dulles Toll Road
is collecting signatures as
It's going to cost twice as much to drive the Dulles Toll Road under a proposal to
increase rates incrementally over the next three years. Some drivers say that
won't happen without a fight.
The online
petition proposes the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority turn over guardianship of the Dulles Toll Road
to the state of Virginia.
Petition signers believe an unfair portion of their tolls will go to construct
Metrorail's Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport. The Airports
Authority oversees that project.
The first of three public hearings on the toll increases will be held from 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Va.
Right now the Dulles Toll Road's main plaza and ramp tolls cost $2.25 for two-axle
vehicles. Under the proposed rate increase tolls would rise to the following:
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