Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has asked federal officials to allow tolls on Interstate 95 near the North Carolina border to pay for repairs he said are needed on the interstate, the Associated Press reported.
May 12, 2010GovernmentBusiness
Ontario Report Recommends More Tolling
A new report by the Ontario government recommends that the legislature consider road tolling for trucks and cars to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fund mass transit infrastructure.
June 1, 2010EditorialBusiness
Virginia’s Latest Toll Scheme
It took years to beat back the state of Virginia’s ill-advised plan to toll Interstate 81, but eventually it was abandoned. Trucking, and the state’s motorists, breathed a sigh of relief after that tolling scheme was tossed out.
May 17, 2010Business
Virginia Seeks Permission to Toll Portion of I-95
Virginia’s new Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, has asked Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for permission to toll Interstate 95 at the North Carolina line.
May 17, 2010GovernmentBusiness
Trucking to Illinois Tollway: No New Tolls
Trucking has a seat on a newly-created transition team that is supposed to set the future course of the Illinois Tollway but higher tolls are not in trucking’s future, the industry representative said.
April 27, 2010Business
Pennsylvania Legislator Suggests Tolling I-95 In Effort to Close Transport Funding Gap
A key Pennsylvania legislator has suggested the state toll a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 as part of a broader plan to fill a large transportation funding gap.
April 19, 2010GovernmentBusiness
New Hampshire Drops Plans to Toll I-93
New Hampshire transportation officials will not to ask the federal government for permission to toll 20 miles of Interstate 93 from the Massachusetts state line to Manchester.
March 29, 2010