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Toll collection on Coleman Bridge to end Friday (8/6/2025) - Toll collection on the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge will end on Friday evening, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. Youngkin’s budget amendment in the 2025 Introduced Budget called for the elimination of tolls on the Coleman Bridge no later than Jan. 1, 2026, which the General Assembly adopted. The Virginia Department of Transportation has expedited this timeline, ending toll collection on the bridge nearly five months early on Aug. 8. “Eliminating tolls on the Coleman…

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Lore and Legends Like wreaths of fog on a humid morning, the stories of our past weave around…