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Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to Seek Toll Hike

cbbt.com

If you’re planning to use the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on Virginia’s Eastern Shore it’s going to cost you.

The bridge commission has approved a proposed 10 percent hike in toll fees starting in January of next year and another 10 percent every five years.

The increase is to cover the construction costs of a parallel tunnel at the Thimble Shoals as early as July of 2015.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the resolution includes higher auto tolls on one-way trips during the peak tourism period from May through September.

Round trip drivers who return within 24 hours – whether peak hours or not -- would see a toll increase of $1 per round trip while those making one-way or return trips outside the 24-hour period would see hikes of up to $3 each way.

In addition most commercial vehicles classes would see tolls go up by roughly 10 percent next January. 

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.