[trebb]

My biggest complaint with toll roads is that once the road is paid for, the tolls don’t disappear.

Define "paid for". Most need maintenance before becoming "paid for" and the maintenance need is an on-going thing. The difference between a toll road and a freeway is where most of the money comes from to build/maintain it. Everyone pays for "Freeways" and the brunt of the cost of a toll road is from the users.

[HamiltonJay]

Please most of the money goes to graft, union members and kickbacks. The PA turnpike is nothing but a slush fund. Tolls go up insanely yearly etc.

Once you have them you have government jobs and cash tied to them they never go away.