
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, September 30, 1993                   TAG: 9309300176
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: STERLING                                 LENGTH: Short

GROUND BROKEN FOR 1ST PRIVATELY BUILT TOLL ROAD

Officials broke ground Wednesday for the first privately financed toll road in Virginia in 150 years, a 15-mile highway that will link Dulles International Airport and Leesburg.

The $326 million "Dulles Greenway" is scheduled to be completed in 1996.

The project will be the nation's longest privately built and operated toll highway.

When completed, the four-lane highway will have seven toll facilities, with the one-way toll for the entire road costing $1.75.

The highway was authorized in 1988 by the General Assembly. After the 42-year franchise expires, the road will be returned to state ownership.

- Associated Press

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