Recommendations:

The Commission recommended to the General Assembly:

1. That Virginia Beach city-owned garbage disposal vehicles be allowed commuter rates;

2. That a report be made by the Department of Highways and Transportation to the Commission outlining its current efforts to have the Norfolk-Virginia Beach Expressway included in the Interstate System;

3. That a cut-off date should be adopted, at which time all improvements to the Expressway will come out of the State road fund and all toll revenue will be used to reduce the bond indebtedness;

4. That the Department of Highways and Transportation continue to maintain and improve the Expressway to the extent necessary and at the lowest possible cost;

5. That it is felt to be entirely appropriate for the developers of Lynnhaven Mall to share in the needed improvement at the Lynnhaven exit made necessary by present traffic conditions and the problems anticipated with the opening of such mall, since this mall is expected to generate an enormous amount of traffic;

6. That the commuter ticket procedure be reviewed annually to evaluate: (a) the efficiency of the program administration; (b) the ease of ticket purchase; (c) that distribution points keep current with population shifts; (d) that informational pamphlets are kept current and are made available to the public; and (e) that personnel management is obtaining maximum efficiency and courtesy;

7. That expressway personnel be required to wear name tags whenever on duty;

8. That the quality of the maintenance must be improved on the medians, approaches, and other visible areas of the expressway for the public good and the tourist orientation of this area;

9. That the speed limit on the Laskin Road exit be increased from the present 25 m.p.h.;

10. That the maintenance procedures on the automatic toll machines be improved; and

11. That banks who sell commuter tickets advertise such in a more visible manner.