Andi Kuhn is counting on the growth of eastern Henrico County to help pay for a toll road that her Australian-based company runs for Virginia. Right now, the Pocahontas Parkway is suffering along with the rest of the region’s economy, but Kuhn is confident of recovery. “We do believe in this growth of this community,“ said Kuhn, director of Pocahontas 895 and a Richmond native. “I saw when western Henrico looked a lot like eastern Henrico.“

Toll revenue is up, but traffic is down on the Pocahontas Parkway. Tolls rose 25 cents, to $2.75 a trip, yesterday on the privately operated highway that crosses the James River between Chesterfield and Henrico counties. The increase was the second of a two-part toll raise that began a year ago to help pay for the road and improvements, including a link under construction to Richmond International Airport.

Tolls on the Pocahontas Parkway will go up by 25 cents on Jan. 5. “We know economic conditions are tough,“ Pocahontas 895 director Andi Kuhn said. “We’ve implemented our scheduled toll increase in two phases to make it a little easier for our customers to adjust.“