02/07/2012 07:57 AM

Public hearing will focus on plan to add tolls to I-95 beginning in 2019

By: News 14 Carolina Web Staff

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LUMBERTON, N.C. – A public hearing on a proposed toll road on Interstate 95 is being held Tuesday night in Lumberton.

The tolls would help pay for $4.4 billion worth of improvements to the interstate, including new bridges and pavement repairs.

Construction is planned to start in 2016 with tolls starting in 2019.

Under the plan, a trip from North Carolina to Virginia would cost about $19, but officials say there are also plans to create short local trips for free.

The meeting is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Robeson Community College in Lumberton. Several other hearings are being held this month.