Tolling begins on Dominion Boulevard Veterans Bridge

THIS MORNING WE'RE ON
TOLL PATROL --
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING,
THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE
STARTED CHARGING DRIVERS
TO
CROSS THE DOMINION
BOULEVARD VETERANS
BRIDGE.
IF YOUR COMMUTE TAKES YOU
THROUGH THE AREA, YOU'LL
HAVE TO PAY A TOLL.
10 ON YOUR SIDE'S RICO
BUSH IS IN PLACE AT THE
NEW TOLL.
RICO, HOW MUCH CAN PEOPLE
EXPECT TO PAY?
DON, KATIE - THE CITY SAY
IT WILL CHARGE A DOLLAR
FOR PEOPLE WITH AN
EZ-PASS, WHILE
PEOPLE WITHOUT ONE WILL
BE HIT WITH A THREE
DOLLAR CHARGE PER TRIP.
THE NEW BRIDGE OPENED IN
NOVEMBER, BUT CITY
OFFICIALS WAITED TO
CHARGE
DRIVERS BECAUSE THEY WERE
TESTING OUT KINKS IN THE
TOLLING SYSTEM.
CREWS REPLACED THE
MOVEABLE STEEL BRIDGE ON
DOMINION BOULEVARD WITH
THIS
VETERANS BRIDGE. SO,
YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT BRIDGE
OPENINGS OR DELAYS. THE
BRIDGE SOARS 95 FEET
ABOVE THE RIVER
AND HAS FOUR LANES FROM
GRASSFIELD PARKWAY TO
INTERSTATE-64.
CITY OFFICIALS FUNDED THE
$345 MILLION DOLLAR
PROJECT BY USING A MIX OF
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOAN
MONEY.
C0029 AUBREY LAYNE-
SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION
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20;11;01;25 THIS WAS ONE
OF THE MOST HEAVILY
TRAFFICKED ROADS IN
HAMPTON ROADS AND IN THE
ALL CONTINUOUS COMMUTE
20;11;17;07
COMMONWEALTH WITH 33,000
CARS A DAY 20;11;10;26
NOW 4 LANES, NO MORE
STEEL BRIDGE OPENINGS ITS
ALL CONTINUOUS COMMUTE
20;11;17;07
THE VETERANS BRIDGE ALSO
FEATURES A MEMORIAL BIKE
PATH ON THE SOUTHBOUND
SPAN,
WHICH IS DEDICATED IN
MEMORY OF THE FOUNDING
MEMBERS OF THE TIDEWATER
BICYCLE
ASSOCIATION.
TOLLS ON THE BRIDGE MAY
BE LOW RIGHT NOW. BUT,
DON'T CELEBRATE JUST YET.
THEY WILL BE GOING UP
EVERY YEAR. IN 30
MINUTES, I'LL TELL YOU
HOW MUCH.
LIVE IN CHESAPEAKE, RICO
BUSH, 10 ON YOUR SIDE.

Tolling begins on Dominion Boulevard Veterans Bridge

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