The eventual elimination of tolls on the Coleman Bridge tops Gloucester County’s legislative agenda, which the county’s board of supervisors is expected to adopt Oct. 17 and send to Richmond for the 2018 Virginia General Assembly session. 

The tolls, along with other major issues of local importance, were discussed during the board of supervisors’ regular meeting Tuesday night in the colonial courthouse.

The issue of tolls has garnered the attention of the federal government, as Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) included language in the National Defense Authorization Act asking the Navy to assess its use of the bridge and the operations and maintenance costs associated, in the hope that it could lead to a cost-sharing agreement. Now, the county hopes to receive similar attention from the state.

“Mr. (Phillip) Bazzani and I have spent a lot of time and effort trying to get traction on this,” said Gloucester’s county administrator Brent Fedors.&nbs...