A desire to demolish the tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike has united the state Senate's Democratic and Republican party chiefs.

Majority Leader Truman Chafin and Minority Leader Don Caruth plan to introduce a package of bills Wednesday that would end the 88-mile highway's days as a toll road in 2020.

That's one year after the turnpike is scheduled to pay off bonds that require toll revenue.

One of Wednesday's bills would make the turnpike keep that timetable, while another would bar any new debt.

A third would abolish the tolls. The final piece would require annual audits until that happens.

Chafin also wants to divert stimulus dollars to fund turnpike repairs. Caruth questions why the roadway has failed to seek annual federal highway dollars.