![]() ![]() Thanks to some news articles this week, apparently the cat is now out of the bag about the Turnpike's 'bypasses', for those who don't already know about them. That's a no-brainer for just about anyone who uses the road more than a couple times a year. If you get the transponder, your toll only increases 5 cents per plaza to $1.30. Notwithstanding, getting an EZ Pass transponder will all but eliminate the increase for those who choose that route. It seems more fitting that those who are actually using the road pay their share for it. ![]() If it isn't tolls, it would be with taxes - so I guess we have to take our pick. My opinion? I have no problem at all with the increase - someone has to pay for the upkeep of the road. While I'm not a frequent user of the turnpike by any means (as in not a daily or weekly commuter), I do drive it many times per year for storms and weather (particularly in the winter to cover snow in the higher elevations around Beckley, Flat Top, Sandstone Mountain and Lewisburg). After the increase, that will rise to $6 (for the sake of brevity I won't describe in detail the North Beckley plaza at the Route 19 exit, which currently is 25 cents). There are three main plazas on the route, so the current price to travel the entire length one-way is $3.75 per car. In a couple of weeks (on August 1), the tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike will go from $1.25 per car per plaza to $2.00 per car per plaza. ![]()
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