WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will travel to Roanoke Rapids to again meet with the “No Toll I-95” group about their opposition to the proposed tolling of Interstate 95 (I-95).  During the meeting, Butterfield will brief attendees on his conversations last week with North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti and with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Victor Mendez.  Butterfield will also announce his plan to introduce the Talk Before You Toll Act of 2012, a bill that would make local public acceptance the top criteria the FHWA considers when reviewing applications for new tolling pilot projects.  The bill would also require the FHWA to hold public meetings and collect public comments on the final tolling application submitted by a State. 

Friday’s meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Halifax County Visitors Center, 260 Premier Boulevard.  Butterfield first met with the No Toll I-95 group at the Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce back in March.

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