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STUDY Truck Toll * USA - Virginia roads outweighs fees paid
Richmond,VA,USA -The Trucker -24 Dec 2008— A study concludes big trucks take a large bite out of Virginia's highway maintenance budget... Heavy loads hauled by trucks were responsible for $211.4 million in damage to state roads in 2007, while companies paid only $2.7 million in fees for permits to operate in excess of vehicle weight limits... Truck-related road damage represents nearly one-fourth of the state's annual highway maintenance bill... The findings were contained in a study by the Virginia Transportation Research Council at the University of Virginia... The Virginia Department of Transportation has proposed charging overweight trucks $100 for a single-trip permit and $250 for a yearlong, multi-trip permit. Raising the fee will require changing state law... (Photo The Associated Press: Truck-related road damage represents nearly one-fourth of the Virginia's annual highway maintenance bill, according a study by the Virginia Transportation Research Council at the University of Virginia)Labels: toll roads debate
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