Miller said the best antidote is to take advantage of the Parkways Authority single fee discount program that provides unlimited use of the highway for $25 a year. “We must maintain the Turnpike because it’s a bonded road and we have to keep it in good shape,” Miller said. Miller said the new toll increase is a modest attempt to keep up with cost of maintenance and construction on the Turnpike along with inflation. The additional money is being used to pay for bonds that will finance $595 million in road construction projects in 10 southern West Virginia counties. The cash tolls went from $2 to $4 for passenger vehicles in January 2019. “By doing this every three years we are essentially avoiding a significant increase in 10, 12, 15 years,” Miller told MetroNews this week. Miller said the Parkways Authority agreed to do so after the legislation was approved. Parkways Authority Executive Director Jeff Miller said legislation approved by state lawmakers in 2018 opened the door for gradual increases of toll rates. Approximately 75% of Turnpike traffic is made up of drivers from outside of West Virginia. The rates will also go up 5% for commercial traffic. The increase will take cash tolls for passenger vehicles from $4.00 to $4.25 per toll plaza. It’s a planned 5% increase approved by the West Virginia Parkways Authority in 2018. Beginning next week message boards on the West Virginia Turnpike will let motorists know that tolls will increase on the 88-mile highway beginning Jan.
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