Tasked by the state legislature to get an extra five million dollars in revenue, North Carolina?s Department of Transportation says tolls are going up, way up.
"They talk about clubbing baby seals is bad. They?re clubbing an island, absolutely,? says a resident.
Proposals call for the price to more than double.
And that's not even round trip!
Getting to Cedar Island could cost a driver 66 dollars to and from.
That has drivers looking to take the long way instead.
"There are people here with money that own houses. But a lot of people live here. We're not rich people. We?re rich in life, just don't have money,? says a commuter.
Daily commuters are not getting much of a break at all.
A yearly pass runs $150 now and by spring, it could more than triple, costing $500.
Now residents wonder what this is going to do for tourism.
"They're not going to come here. People are not going to come here. It?s going to kill Hyde County, Ocracoke, it's going to kill the villages, too. We?ve been through enough with the hurricane this year. We had people who lost about everything they had,? says a resident.
Folks in North Carolina aren't the only ones who could see hefty tolls.
This fall, commuters could start paying a 1.84 to get through the Downtown and Midtown Tunnels.
A Virginia delegate from Norfolk wants to pay for the project by no longer exempting gasoline from sales tax.
A little less than a third of the revenue would go towards Hampton Roads.
Adding the 5% sales tax to gas would raise the price of a gallon about 17 cents.
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