Hampton Roads area officials seem bent on delaying or cancelling the proposed public-private partnership (PPP) for the $2.1 billion Midtown Tunnel expansion over concerns about new tolls, preferring instead to ask state and regional leaders to shake a nonexistent money tree for transportation cash. But attacking the Midtown Tunnel partnership will do nothing for the regino except make the project more costly and forestall needed congestion relief.
The Jefferson Journal: Midtown Tunnel Likely Dies Without Tolls
Hampton Roads area officials seem bent on delaying or cancelling the proposed public-private partnership (PPP) for the $2.1 billion Midtown Tunnel expansion over concerns about new tolls, preferring instead to ask state and regional leaders to shake a nonexistent money tree for transportation cash. But attacking the Midtown Tunnel partnership will do nothing for the regino except make the project more costly and forestall needed congestion relief.
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