Wrap: From the commuter to the traveler...from the traveler to the truck driver. Interstate 70 drivers have mixed opinions about the Transportation Department's I-70 toll road proposal.

Among those with the strongest opinions are truck drivers.

Jefferson City truck driver Anthony Ames says the cost of a toll road would be passed along to the public.

Those costs Ames spoke of are what Fort Wayne, Indiana, truck driver Adean Childress is concerned about. She says the money comes out of truck drivers' pockets.

She said she does not get that money back.

Based on her experiences... Childress says toll roads are typically not maintained well.

However... some drivers point to semi trucks as the the reason improvements are needed... saying large vehicles do the most damage to the road.

Rhineland resident Doug Lensing does not favor tolls... but he says he can see an increase in the diesel tax for that very reason.

Transportation Department Special Assignments Coordinator Bob Brendel says heavier weight vehicles create more damage to roadways, but there is more to it.

Another Mid-Missouri resident from Danville John Chapman agrees with the toll road proposition.

He says he wants tolls as a user fee... especially to travelers who don't pay gas taxes in Missouri. 

But... Chapman would not favor a diesel tax increase as a possible alternative... saying that cost would be passed along to the consumer anyway.

Foristell resident Karen Linquist says she has mixed feelings about a toll road.

Linquist says she likes how the revenue raised would go toward improvements to help ease traffic issues.

But... Linquist says she would like the toll west of Saint Charles County.

Doug Lensing is concerned about the impact on the rural economy and communities in the Rhineland area and along I-70.

Kelly Hague is the manager of Apple Wagon Antique Mall and Home Decor Outlet in Williamsburg.

She says she realizes the need for improvements on I-70... but is afraid of the impact on the Antique business.

Residents along I-70 express worries about additional traffic on secondary roads as a result of drivers avoiding paying the fee... like Wentzville resident Leroy Jenkins.

That's exactly what New Florence resident Adrien Hichlebech plans to do. He commutes to Wentzville everyday. 

Brendel says tolls create traffic diversion, but a toll could bring a solution to this concern.

No matter what the solution may be... one thing is for certain.

Reporting from the state Capitol... I'm Cole Karr.