Is Over!
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
That’s not how it works. Lower traffic calls for higher tolls. When the traffic decline is even steeper then the tolls have to be doubled to make up for lost revenue.Etc. Government work.
Sounds like a profit maximization problem. It’s quite likely that lowering the tolls would in fact bring in more revenue than they are currently receiving. Sort of a Laffer Curve exercise.
It amazes me about that cash cow outer ring toll road outside of Denver costs. That toll road is almost like a payday loan place, a title pawn ripoff, or a pawn shop......
If you EVER approve a temporary toll road for ANYTHING, government will get so used to the income, they will fight tooth and nail to keep the tolls and NOT live up to the conditions of the initial approval. Liars, one and all.
I drive it whenever it makes sense. That’s when there is heavy traffic on Beltway and I am headed to Montgomery Co.
The traffic volumes on the Denver E-470 tollway reminds me of the DC ICC traffic volume: practically deserted at all times. And for the same reason: the round trip toll cost on E-470 is nearly $34.00 for those without transponders.
Not really about the revenue so much.
The toll roads around the Md. and Va. suburbs of DC are so those that
are able to use them for free - state and federal politicos - don’t have to hassle with snarled traffic.