Tolls off the table for Fairfax County Parkway - WTOP Morning Headlines - Wednesday, February 13, 2019

"I just want to emphasize here, tolls are not included in our proposed strategies," Fairfax County Department of Transportation Planner Thomas Burke told the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' Transportation Committee. "Tolls were definitely, loud and clear, not something the citizens wanted to see." [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - February 13, 2019 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Tolls off the table for Fairfax County Parkway]( "I just want to emphasize here, tolls are not included in our proposed strategies," Fairfax County Department of Transportation Planner Thomas Burke told the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' Transportation Committee. "Tolls were definitely, loud and clear, not something the citizens wanted to see." 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