“Have they not considered toll bridges?.................”
What? You want yet another tax imposed on the people?
Hint: “toll” = “tax”! They simply call it “toll” to fool the people.
I already pay road use taxes. You want me to pay double-road-use-taxes?
It’s a common method used to pay for new infrastructure, like bridges. It’s been in use since Roman Times.
There is a bridge here in the Panhandle of Florida that connects Santa Rosa County US 98 to Pensacola. It’s a main artery route. The current bridge is nearing its end of useful life. One of the methods discussed for paying for the new bridge is a toll. That sent merchants and drivers alike up in arms because it’s a main artery for tourism and employment alike. The new bridge will have to be according to the new standards that are in place, like ADA access, Bike path access, etc, which means it must be wider, longer and have a smaller angle to accommodate people in wheelchairs and on bicycles. The old bridge is 3 miles long, and that’s what everyone calls it ‘Three Mile Bridge’. The new bridge may be Four Mile or even Five Mile Bridge!.
I don’t see how they will pay for this bridge, and another on in my county that is in the same shape.
The one in my county would have to bypass the entire downtown area of Ft. Walton Beach just to pass the standards and of course the downtown merchants don’t like it either (Someone might miss a chance at getting a tattoo or a BOGO Tee shirt).......