Transport Topics » Senate Bill 71 passed by a vote of 49-21, authorizing the transportation commission to establish tolling systems even on existing highways. Previously the group only had authority to set up tolls on new road projects.
Herald Net » A report due out in June will reveal what city, county and state folks think is the best way to unclog traffic where Highway 204, 20th Street SE and U.S. 2 converge on the east end of the westbound trestle. Those compiling the Interchange Justification Report started with eight concepts, looked at three of […]
Star Tribune » Almost everyone agrees Minnesota’s roads need fixing. But how to fund the fix has long vexed lawmakers. Last year, the Legislature instructed the Minnesota Department of Transportation to study whether it’s feasible to expand toll roads in the state with an eye toward raising additional revenue to maintain them. The 106-page tome released last […]
Hartford Courant » Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is expected to announce his support for electronic highway tolls and an increase in the gasoline tax to pay for road projects as he unveils his transportation plan Wednesday, officials said. The proposal calls for an increase in the state’s gasoline tax by 7 cents per gallon, phased in over […]
NBC15 » The price tag for the project is now up to $2 billion for the bridge and 1-10 Bayway expansion. That’s $2 billion the state doesn’t have. So ALDOT is relying on a public-private partnership. And yes, that will mean tolls. Construction is slated to start next year. Who will build it has yet to be […]
The Washington Post » The quick shift from popular campaign promise to bogged-down bureaucratic negotiation process is the latest test of Trump’s ability to pivot from thematic ideas to concrete action.