Monday, 10 October 2011

South Africa's next tolling battle

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If you’ve been following the issue of tolls to fund the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project , you’ll wonder if South African politicians wou...

Truck road user charging: Australia and New York debate

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Two completely separate reports are showing how debates are proceeding in two different jurisdictions about transitioning taxation for heavy...

Illinois toll increase approved to fund major upgrade

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The Illinois Toll Highway Authority has approved the increase in tolls of an average of 88% to help pay for a $12 billion expansion and upgr...
Saturday, 8 October 2011

Tolls to be "fact of life" in Florida

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The Florida-Times Union reports that “ State Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad said gas tax financing of roads is not sustainable, and...
Friday, 7 October 2011

Toronto debates adding toll lane to existing highway

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Toronto is well known to tolling professionals as being the site of the highly successful 407-ETR toll road. Leased to a private consortium...

News briefs: Ohio, San Diego, Stockholm, Philippines, South Africa, congestion charging helping car pooling

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Ohio Bloomberg Business Week has a good article reviewing the issues around the leasing of the Ohio Turnpike.   Some points include: -  $...
Thursday, 6 October 2011

Rhode Island seeking to toll existing interstate - without Federal support

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The State of Rhode Island wants to introduce a toll, on an existing interstate, contrary to the declared policy of the Obama Administration,...

Washington state toll referendum threatens funding for SR-520 bridge replacement

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Seattle PI reports that Initiative 1125, a proposed referendum on severely restricting the use of tolls in the state of Washington, would in...
Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Resistance in Ireland to more tolls on existing motorways

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It’s fairly well known that Ireland has a severe fiscal problem. Its public debt and budget deficit have ballooned, primarily because the I...

NRDC opposes new toll roads but supports tolls

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The LA Times reports on how the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) - a environmental lobby group - opposes a new toll road - the Foo...