New York lawmakers facing an April 1 deadline to approve a state budget have agreed to impose tolls upon motorists who enter midtown Manhattan, but they still must decide on politically fraught issues over who gets to be exempt.
March 29, 2019GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Manhattan Drivers Could Be Facing $11.52 Toll to Drive City Streets
London did it. So did Singapore and Stockholm. Now New York may be coming around to congestion pricing.
March 27, 2019GovernmentBusiness
Two Tolling Plans for Connecticut Debated at Hearing
Connecticut lawmakers spent 11 hours peppering transportation officials with questions and listening to public input on Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal for electronic tolls at a hearing March 6.
March 7, 2019GovernmentBusinessLogistics
New York City Girds for Possible Congestion-Pricing Changes
Under the plan sketched out Feb. 26, electronic-tolling devices would be installed around the district south of 61st Street by 2020, with discounts for off-peak travel. Uber Technologies Inc. is among those supporting the push for so-called congestion pricing.
February 27, 2019GovernmentBusiness
Connecticut Report Projects Tolls Could Raise $1 Billion a Year
The Connecticut Department of Transportation released a study Nov. 14 which stated that electronic tolls posted on highways throughout the state could raise nearly $1 billion a year, but the study comes at a time when a tolling program underway in neighboring Rhode Island faces a court challenge.
November 19, 2018GovernmentBusinessPerspective
Opinion: ATA’s Strength Built on Solidarity
By coming together with one voice, ATA has been able to effectively advocate on issues that motor carriers deem important, says Dave Manning, the 73rd chairman of American Trucking Associations and president of TCW in Nashville, Tenn.
October 9, 2018Government
Senate Democrats Debut Infrastructure Plan That Would Reverse Elements of GOP Tax Overhaul
Less than a month after President Donald Trump unveiled his infrastructure proposal, Senate Democrats released an infrastructure plan of their own.
March 7, 2018GovernmentBusinessFuel
Minnesota DOT Studies Tolling Along Major Twin Cities Routes
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is considering the cost of expanding its tolling program, according to a feasibility study of several major corridors.
January 31, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Congress Awaits Infrastructure Plan Next Week; Freight Groups Oppose Tolls in Leaked Draft
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will need to vigorously promote his wide-ranging infrastructure funding proposal to help advance it through a skeptical Congress this year, the leader of the Senate committee on freight affairs said Jan. 24.
January 23, 2018Government
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls for No More Toll Roads
Texas will not be setting up more toll roads, despite plans recently unveiled by the state’s Department of Transportation to build toll lanes on Interstate 35 East, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
November 21, 2017