{"id":19860,"date":"2012-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natso.com\/rep-forbes-fires-off-third-letter-requesting-fhwa-deny-vdot-tolling-application\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:49:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:49:19","slug":"rep-forbes-fires-off-third-letter-requesting-fhwa-deny-vdot-tolling-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natso.com\/rep-forbes-fires-off-third-letter-requesting-fhwa-deny-vdot-tolling-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Forbes Fires Off Third Letter Requesting FHWA Deny VDOT Tolling Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) fired off a third letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last week asking the agency to&nbsp;<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT0xNDg3MjA3JnA9MSZ1PTExOTEyMDkxMyZsaT02NTcwMDIx\/index.html\">deny<\/a>&nbsp;the Virginia Department of Transportation&#8217;s (VDOT) proposal to install a toll on I-95 in Sussex County near the North Carolina border.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span>In this latest letter, Rep. Forbes emphasized his continued opposition to VDOT&#8217;s application, which was filed Aug. 24.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span>Rep. Forbes argues that in VDOT&#8217;s final application &#8220;it has been made clear that the interests and concerns of Southside Virginians have not been adequately addressed.&#8221; He says the application acknowledges that the communities that would be most directly impacted by the toll are economically challenged and that it &#8220;states unambiguously&#8221; that access to 95 is critical for the area&#8217;s economic vitality.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.natso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/406-dc5809a2b4e64e46266612c744bf5f06.jpg\" alt=\"Digital-Tablet-With-Clipping-P-28426844.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"147\" \/><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p>This article originally ran in<em>&nbsp;<a title=\"黑料社区News Weekly Tag\" href=\"\/articles\/articles\/tags\/natso-news-weekly\">黑料社区News Weekly<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>(NNW), NATSO&#8217;s&nbsp;<strong>member only<\/strong>&nbsp;weekly electronic newsletter. NNW is packed with the latest updates on government and business issues affecting the truckstop and travel plaza industry.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t reading NNW, you are missing out.&nbsp;Not a&nbsp;<a title=\"黑料社区Membership\" href=\"\/membership\">member<\/a>?&nbsp;<a title=\"黑料社区Membership\" href=\"\/membership\">Join today<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a title=\"Request 黑料社区Membership Information\" href=\"\/joininfo\">submit a request to receive additional information<\/a>.&nbsp;If you are a member and not receiving NNW,&nbsp;<a title=\"黑料社区Member publications\" href=\"\/en_us\/natsomembermailinglist\">submit a request to be added to the email list<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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