W.Va. Considers Adding Toll Roads

While residents who rely on the West Virginia Turnpike seek to abolish its tolls, and are fighting a push to hike its rates, state and county officials are eyeing tolls for other stretches of road, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports.

Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox said his department may add tolls to the four miles of the Mon-Fayette expressway under construction in Monongalia County and slated to open in late 2010. Putnam and Mason county commissioners, meanwhile, seek tolls for a 14-mile section of U.S Route 35.

"Mattox said U.S. Route 522 in Morgan County also is being considered as a future toll corridor, but the proposal would require the support of the Morgan County Commission," the article said.