[sockhead]

$300 - $600 a month? How much is an individual toll?

Not a penny is justified, but that seems very high.

[grobdriver]

That does seem high.
We live outside Austin to the North.
The airport is way South of town.
We figured it up one time - a trip to the airport using Sh-130 is $7.00, $14.00 round trip (and when you need to catch a flight, it's worth it!).

So if we worked at the airport and used the toll road every week day for a month, we'd be paying $280 for tolls.

I guess other meandering on the weekend could drive the cost up another $10, $20, $30 bucks - but $600/month is out there.

[MichaelCorleone]

I tend to question the 300-600 dollar figure myself.

[major-pelham]

Those numbers mean nothing without context - how many hours of commute did they avoid? What is an hour of their labor worth? WOld they lose an opportunity?

[COBOL2Java]

$300 - $600 a month? How much is an individual toll?

Not a penny is justified, but that seems very high.

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There's a private toll road in Northern Virginia, the Dulles Greenway. It's 18 miles long and runs from Leesburg to Dulles Airport. One way during rush hour costs $6.35. Twice a day for a month would come out to about $250-260.

[bigdaddy45]

Why is “not a penny justified”? As long as a toll is specifically used for the upkeep of that particular road, I have no problem with it.

[MeanWestTexan]

Why is “not a penny justified”?

The users of the road pay for it.

You know, instead of ranchers and oil people who bear the overwhelming costs of supporting the Democrat cess pools like Austin.

[BigEdLB]

There is HOV tolls $5 each way at rush hour here in the Los Angeles area. That works out to $300/month. $600 seems high.