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Carma app, Bluetooth beacons detect passengers for automatic HOV-lane toll refunds
North Texas drivers could use an app to qualify to receive toll refunds. The Carma app counts each person in a vehicle when traveling the lanes on toll roads.
October 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Construction set in Houston for more sections of largest highway loop in U.S.
Construction is expected to begin in the fall around the Houston area on the next stages of what is expected to become the largest highway loop in the country.
May 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
Fla. Turnpike widening expected to be completed in 2018
The widening of the Florida Turnpike in the Miami area is expected to be completed in mid-2018, according to the state’s department of transportation. The turnpike is being widened from north of Eureka Drive/SW 184th Street to south of Killian Parkway/SW 104th Street. The project, which began in 2014, includes adding express lanes and realigning […]
December 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
New express lanes open on I-680 in Bay Area
New express lanes have opened on Interstate 680 through San Ramon Valley, California, reports NBC Bay Area. The lanes are free for vehicles with two or more occupants. Solo drivers wanting to travel the speedier lanes must pay a toll. Tolls will vary depending on traffic, with a minimum toll of 50 cents and no […]
October 12, 2017
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Virginia DOT readies drivers for new I-66 Inside Beltway Express Lanes
The Virginia Department of Transportation rolled out a new website to prepare drivers for the new toll express lanes that will open in December on Interstate 66 Inside the Beltway. The site at 66ExpressLanes.org addresses such issues as the difference between E-ZPass and E-ZPass Flex, how the tolling will work, who pays the toll and […]
September 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Orange Beach express bridge extends lower toll price
The Foley Beach Express Bridge to Orange Beach, Alabama, will continue to charge a reduced toll to try to ease traffic congestion on Route 59, according to WKRG TV news. The toll was reduced from $3.50 to $2.75 on June 28. And American Roads, a private company that operates the toll bridge, has now said […]
September 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
Massachusetts Turnpike toll collector killed after being struck by a pickup
A toll collector at the Massachusetts Turnpike died early Friday after he was hit by a pickup truck driving through the E-ZPass lane. Bill Pappas, 61, became the first Massachusetts toll worker killed since 1999 when he was struck by the truck as he was walking across the E-ZPass lane, the Worcester Telegram reported. Pappas died […]
August 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas HOV lanes could bring in transportation funds from single-passenger cars
Transportation infrastructure in Texas could get a boost in revenue from single-passenger cars in certain high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has proposed creating a partial toll in the HOV lanes on U.S. 75 from LBJ Freeway to McDermott Drive, WFAA reports. The plan would allow single riders on that portion […]
June 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Delaware to see raised tolls instead of gas tax hike
Delaware drivers can soon expect an increase in certain tolls, but the state’s gas tax will not rise. That’s because Gov. Jack Markell and his administration are raising tolls on Route 1 by $1 — a move that’s expected to collect $10 million for highway projects, WDDE reports. In addition to the $10 million raised […]
June 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Variable-price tolling possible on I-84, I-95 in Connecticut
Connecticut’s Interstates 84 and 95 could include variable-price tolling in the future, The Hartford Courant reports. Related: Reason Foundation: Value-added tolling is ‘better deal’ for drivers than gas tax I-95 has been toll-free since 1985, according to the report. If implemented, the highways would use all-electronic tolling (AET), which includes a network of overhead sensors […]
June 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
North Carolina DOT: Future state funding likely to include tolls
North Carolina is likely to begin using tolls to help fund state highway maintenance and expansions, according to The Daily News, Jacksonville. North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Chief Deputy Secretary Nick Tennyson recently told attendees at a public information session that, in order to perform all the work that is necessary on the 80,000 […]
May 28, 2014
Roadbuilding
Interstate tolling gains new enemy in big-business group
There’s no question about the need to find a way to fund repairs to highways and infrastructure across the nation, particularly after an especially harsh winter left potholes and other damage on countless roads. Related: Reason Foundation: Value-added tolling is ‘better deal’ for drivers than gas tax And even before winter storms scarred roads, the […]
April 8, 2014
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