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RIDOT: RhodeWorks tolling program will net $42.3 million annually
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reports annual net revenue from its RhodeWorks tolling program will reach $42.3 million. The tolling program places bridge tolls on heavy commercial trucks. The tolls provide part of the funding to bridge repairs under the RhodeWorks program, which provides for the repair of more than 150 structurally deficient […]
May 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
Tolling becoming the solution of choice for most Americans
Every day it seems like more Americans are beginning to understand the importance of transportation funding. That was again evident when HTNB Corporation released details of its recent tolling survey. According to the survey, 79 percent (more than 3 in 4) of Americans are in favor of a toll on a non-tolled surface transportation facility if […]
September 16, 2014
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
Fitch: Gas tax hike should be paired with other revenue sources to fund transportation
Fitch Ratings released a statement on Tuesday noting that a gas tax increase needs to be paired with another revenue source to provide the necessary funding for transportation projects. Fitch pointed to the recently-proposed 12-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike as a “positive first step to address transportation funding in this country” but added that “raising the […]
June 24, 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
Roadbuilding
Reason Foundation: Value-added tolling is ‘better deal’ for drivers than gas tax
Tolling — particularly value-added tolling — would be a more beneficial transportation infrastructure funding option for highway users than an increase in the gas tax, according to a policy brief released Thursday by the Reason Foundation. Related: 5 Myths of Highway Tolling The report, “Value-Added Tolling: A Better Deal for America’s Highway Users,” suggests that […]
March 31, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway implements remote-controlled camera lens cleaning system
One agency is improving its toll collections by simply keeping its cameras cleaner. The Illinois Tollway has implemented a new remote-controlled camera lens cleaning system, WLS-TV reports. The system — a first in the U.S. — features a power washer with jet nozzles and hoses that cleans the lens. A blast of air then dries […]
February 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
IBTTA Executive Director, CEO Patrick Jones calls for tolls as means to relieve congestion
Patrick Jones, executive director & CEO of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), this week pointed to tolling as a solution to traffic congestion. At the U.S. Travel Association’s Connecting America Through Travel Conference in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Jones called on the travel industry to embrace tolling as a means to relieve […]
November 22, 2013
Business
IBTTA report busts 5 myths about highway tolling’s ability to fund infrastructure
A new report from the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), argues that tolling is a viable solution to America’s transportation funding dilemma. The report is summed up in a recent post by our friends over at Better Roads. Congress has transferred more than $53 billion from the general fund to the transportation fund in order to compensate […]
November 4, 2013
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