TURNPIKE TRAFFIC TAKING BIG DROP - Economy-Gas Prices Cutting Traffic

(04/28/2011)

It's a sign of the times, and the high price of gasoline. A report says that 198,000 fewer vehicles traveled the 88-mile WV Turnpike toll road between April 1 and April 24, a 7.9 percent decrease from the same period in 2010. Toll revenue dropped by $576,000. Passenger traffic declined by 7.4 percent, while tractor-trailer traffic dropped by 9.5 percent. For the year to date, overall traffic is down by 1.9 percent. General Manager Greg Barr says the drop in tractor-trailer traffic is more troubling because it's an indicator of the health of the economy.

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