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$1.3 billion needed for state roads, panel told
The governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Highways has determined the state needs to come up with at least $1.3 billion a year to maintain, repair and build the state road system. That amount would increase by another $59 million a year if tolls are removed from the West Virginia Turnpike as currently scheduled in 2019, Parkways general manager Greg Barr told the Parkways Authority Thursday.
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$1.3 billion needed for state roads, panel told
The governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Highways has determined the state needs to come up with at least $1.3 billion a year to maintain, repair and build the state road system. That amount would increase by another $59 million a year if tolls are removed from the West Virginia Turnpike as currently scheduled in 2019, Parkways general manager Greg Barr told the Parkways Authority Thursday.
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