Tag Archives: Indiana Toll Road
Virginia I-66 Tolls Out of Control: Commuters Clobbered with $44 One Way in Tolls
Despite managed lanes’ popularity with politicians driven by dollar signs and the ability to outsource this tax decision to unelected bureaucrats and even private, global corporations, tolls are not only becoming increasingly unpopular with the public, they’re financially unsustainable. The … Continue reading
Posted in News and Analysis, Toll Roads, Tolling, Transportation, Transportation Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged Bob Poole, Car Pool Lanes, Express Toll Lanes, I-66, Indiana Toll Road, Legalized Form of Highway Robbery, Non-Compete Clauses, Private Toll Road Deals Ending in Bankruptcy, Reason Foundation, SH 130, SouthBay Expressway, Tolling Interstate Highways, tolls, Transit Ridership
Cintra’s toll road losses, TxDOT’s speed limit manipulation spell trouble
It’s been a rough road for Cintra, Spain-based global toll operator, ever since it opened its first privately-operated tollway, State Highway 130, in Texas last fall. On March 28, the Texas Transportation Commission voted to increase the speed limits on US Highway 183 to 60 MPH through Mustang Ridge and up to 65 MPH on the southern leg that runs through Lockhart…
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Tagged Cintra, I-35, Indiana Toll Road, NAFTA highway, SH 130, Spain, taxpayers, TIFIA loan, Tolls Toll Roads, Trans-Texas Corridor, TURF, US Highway 183
