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Wittman looks to feds to bear some cost of Coleman Bridge

Local leaders have been working with Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Montross) to alleviate the burden Middle Peninsula residents have borne in tolls for maintaining the span of the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.

This week, language is before the U.S. House of Representatives that, if approved, would set into motion the possibility of lessening the tolls on the bridge down the road.

The language comes as part of a National Defense Authorization Bill, authored by Wittman, which specifies the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense. In it, Wittman encourages the U.S. Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services, no later than March 1, 2018, to assess the military value of the Coleman Bridge.

Wittman said daily bridge commuters can pay upwards of $500 a year in tolls, some of which go to operate the bridge’s double swing span.

The idea, according to Wittman, is to direct the DOD to assume some or all financial responsibil...

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