Posted on 03/02/2021 4:11:10 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Feb. 26—Carbon County commissioners aren't keen on a plan to toll bridges along Interstate 80 to fund construction projects.
Commissioner Chris Lukasevich on Thursday said Pennsylvania residents already pay the highest gas tax in the United States, and feels that state should better use existing funds.
Commissioners Wayne Nothstein and Rocky Ahner also question the move, which would allow tolls on the Interstate 80 bridges over the Lehigh River at the Carbon-Luzerne county line for up to 30 years.
Ahner worried about the average commuter, who has to pay the toll each way to go to work every day.
"It may cost them $8 a day to get to work," he said. "I don't think an employer is going to give an extra $40 a week raise."
According to Ahner, the tolls will force the average driver to seek other routes, which could cause traffic and congestion problems for communities.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
White Haven anticipates I-80 construction (2/26/21)
If selected, Jefferson County I-80 bridges could have tolls by 2023 (2/25/21)
Local officials react to PennDOT suggestion of tolling I-80 bridges (2/25/21)
I-80 bridge tolls proposed at either end of Luzerne County (2/22/21)
PennDOT eyes tolls to fund work on nine interstate bridges (2/20/21)
Tolls planned to fund Pennsylvania initiative to replace, upgrade bridges (2/19/21)
PennDOT looks to toll bridges to fund repair projects (2/19/21)
PennDOT considers tolls on 9 interstate bridges as gas tax revenue falls (2/19/21)
PennDOT’s plan to add bridge tolls to pay for repairs include I-78 and I-80 spans (2/18/21)
PING!
They’re probably not very enthusiastic about taxing carbon, either....
Put the tax on the electric vehicles only.
The dirty little secret is that EV vehicles are not paying their fair share in fuel taxes at the Federal and state level. They are paying ZERO right not. Is that fair to the rest of the drivers in cars and trucks.
I’m not even sure that EV drivers actually pay for the charges they get at the charging stations. Meanwhile, we pay for gasoline.
Hopefully, somebody more knowledgeable about these things will correct me if I’m wrong. If we pay for the gas, they should pay for the charge.
And no, it’s not fair. There should be some equivalent amount of road tax paid per charge.
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