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Published: June 23, 2009 05:43 pm    print this story  

Trucker warns authority on higher 'pike tolls

By Mannix Porterfield
Register-Herald Reporter

A Pocahontas County trucking executive warned the West Virginia Parkways Authority on Tuesday that higher tolls on the turnpike could threaten the livelihood of shippers and the businesses they serve, and eventually thin the wallets of consumers.

And, in the same informal workshop leading up to a historic meeting set a week from today in the Charleston, one authority member suggested frequent users could use the same discount without a toll increase if the Legislature put up between $5 million and $7 million.

Fred Burns, chairman and chief executive officer of Burns Motor Freight in Marlinton, suggested the authority back off from its planned 60 percent toll increase and instead jack up the fares incrementally, starting with a 5 percent boost in July, followed by identical hikes New Year’s Day and every six months thereafter.

Barring any unforeseen developments, the authority intends to impose a 60 percent across-the-board toll hike next Wednesday. ...



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