Who pays for road, bridge and highway work in West Virginia?
The owners and drivers of cars and trucks pay. Most of the funds for building, fixing and maintaining West Virginia’s roads, bridges and highways come from three primary sources – the state gasoline tax, taxes/fees on cars and driver’s licenses and part of the federal gasoline tax. These funds generate about $1 billion a year for West Virginia’s program – half from state funds, and half from federal funds.
