Submitted Public Comments - Hampton Roads Transportation ...

Attachment to Mr. Cairn's Message Regarding
Termination for Convenience of the P3 Contract for the Midtown Tunnel/Downtown Tunnel/MLK Extension Project
cathleen davis portsmouth VA 23703 United States
The Hampton Rds area should not be punished because the state of VA is incapable of managing money. When the
western freeway expansion and bridge was under construction, the state was supposed to drop another tube as part
of the mid‐town tunnel expansion going from Portsmouth to Norfolk, but the project went over budget and the
2/29/2012 money ran out. REALLY? The burden of this tax should not be ours to bear.
Herbert Burke Portsmouth VA 23701 United States 2/29/2012 Adding tolls equals one million times more than any tax could ever be.
Rochele Mickey Chesapeake VA 23321 United States
My husband and I live in Western Branch. He is stationed at Norfolk and I work at a medical office in downtown
Norfolk (and have for 9 years. The fact the we both go through the tunnel twice a day, during peak hours means it
will be about $8.00 a day. That is not counting any leisure trips to go to the beach, Nauticus, the zoo, or anything else
on that side of the water. The budget is already tight, if the toll the tunnel I think it will make our finances a lot worse
2/29/2012 and would make it more difficult for leisure activites.
Rachel Beasley Portsmouth VA 23702 United States
The toll will have a huge negative impact on connecting our awesome cities together in Hampton Roads. People will
think twice about traveling from city to city for recreational purposes. Not to mention the people who commute
2/29/2012 daily, they will pay through the nose. I think the $amount of the toll is ridiculously high!
James Busch Suffolk VA 23435 United States 2/29/2012 A toll is a tax, where's our representation???
Laura Ferrell Hampton VA 23663 United States
I am signing because Hampton Roads does not need anything else that will cause even more traffic problems then we
2/29/2012 already have!!!
Margaret Clements VA VA 23703 United States
Tolls will not solve the chronic congestion here like a Ltrain would. When one tunnel gets backed up the whole are
suffers. Another tunnel is not the solution. Give us a solution that is more closely linked to modern times like light
rail that crosses the Elizabeth River both ways, a parking area in West Norfolk and on Hampton Bvd and buses that go
2/29/2012 to and from the Base. Want to help me? Do something ingenious. Tunnels don't wok.
Jackie Laughlan Virginia Beach VA 23452 United States
I believe it to be unfair to force people who have little to no choice in how they commute to have to pay tolls at such
2/29/2012 a high rate just to get to work.
geoff byers Virginia Beach VA 23464 United States
Tolls are an obnoxious way to generate revenue, esp when the tolled structure is currently existing. Everyone in the
local area benefits from the tunnels directly; in the case of peple who drive them every day, or indirectly, by using
goods and services that are delived through them. The proposed method and rates of toll extraction from non‐EZ
Pass holders is ludicrous. IF raising taxes is required, the less obniousious way would be through raising the tax on
gasoline. If anyone is keeping score, I'm not opposed to a private company building a new crossing and tolling what
2/29/2012 they deem a profitable rate (i.e., the CBBT)
Darren Shelby Virginia Beach VA 23455‐5920 United States 2/29/2012 We can find money somewhere else
Edwin Carter Portsmouth VA 23702 United States 3/1/2012 Cant afford the cost
Michael M. Richards Virginia Beach VA 23454 United States
I support and work for a very important part of our military. I should not have to pay extra fees to be able to get to
3/1/2012 work to do this. Neither should others involved.
Amanda Wilburn Suffolk VA 23435 United States 3/1/2012 live in suffolk, work on base. with added Gas prices rising makes me want to move!
Randy Bailey Portsmouth VA 23707 United States
Unemployed student living on VA dept pension of 985 a month, gas is hard to pay for tolls will put me out of school
3/1/2012 with only a year to go. No degree no job, unemployed bum.
SCOTT PERRY NORFOLK VA 23502 United States
The area is in need of many road improvements and congestion based expansions, I do not believe that adding
congestion via toll collection and the additional expense of smart tagging is the solution....Two steps forward....one
3/1/2012 and a half steps back.
Valerie Nemcosky Norfolk VA 23513 United States
I live in Norfolk and work in Portsmouth. Gas prices have continued to rise causing food and other prices to rise, the
only thing that is not rising is my paycheck. Now it will cost me around $800.00 more a year just to go to work. I'm
sorry but I can't vote myself a raise like some people can so please think about what you're doing in the face of a bad
3/1/2012 economy.
Raquel Pulido Portsmouth VA 23704 United States
I live in Portsmouth, work in Norfolk, and go to school in Virginia Beach. Those at the top don't see the everyday,
3/1/2012 working class person who is affected at the bottom of the chain.
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