Pocahontas Parkway tolls to increase April 1

Tolls for two-axle vehicles on Pocahontas Parkway will rise to $4.50 at the Main Toll Plaza and to $2.60 at the Laburnum/New Market and Airport Drive ramp toll points, beginning April 1.

The toll increase is in accordance with the applicable schedule of permitted toll increases approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation in 2006.

Tolls on the parkway last increased in January 2018, to $4.30 at the Main Plaza and $2.45 at the secondary toll points, for two-axle vehicles. Vehicles with multiple axles – trucks and passenger cars hauling trailers – pay an additional surcharge depending on the number of axles, up to a maximum of six.

Those traveling on Pocahontas Parkway pay either the Main Plaza price or the lower price at a ramp toll point, but never both during a single trip. The price paid depends on the individual trip. The higher price is charged to customers who pass through the Main Plaza and cross the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge over the James River. The lower price charged to customers who do not pass through the Main Plaza on a trip between a ramp toll point and Interstate 295.

Pocahontas Parkway receives no state or federal financial support and is solely dependent on toll revenues for all operations, maintenance, and financing costs. The parkway is operated by privately held Pocahontas Parkway Operations, LLC, under an agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation.

For details, visit http://pocahontas895.com.