[aomagrat]

Bypass I-95 in NC by taking I-85/I-77.

[oceanview]

I see more and more people from NY and NJ moving to NC. so NC is becoming more like NY and NJ every day.

[NautiNurse]

$18 each way--Ouch!--the only ones who can afford that on a regular basis are the drug runners.

[ml/nj]

I'm confused.

I thought the reason there were no tolls was because these roads were built with Interstate Highway funds.

Let the North Carolinians charge people who use 301 or 17!

ML/NJ

[Wingrider]

If they get away with this EVERY interstate in the country will become a tollroad!

[FReepaholic]

>>...The secretary said it is time to get people who drive the interstate to pay the way....<<

Er, Mr. Secretary, they already do. It's called TAXES!

[peteram]

The folks living along US 301 ought to fight this. Once the tolls go in, their traffic is going to increase dramatically.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

They are now called "toll plazas?" Gads...or is it "Gag."

[Iowa Granny]

Interesting. I thought the Federal Gubbermint had control of the Interstate Hwys.

[Koblenz]

Putting tolls at six places in the state is silly. Tolls are optimal if there are booths at the entrances/exits. And at the state line, make sure you've got a lot of booths.

I don't mind tolls. I mind traffic jams. Time is money (I'm an independent consultant, and my time on the highway is time not doint work for a client). Traffic jams cost me a lot more than tolls.

I say put tolls on the road to limit congestion. There's only a limited amount of highway space. In most cases, there are three lanes, and each lane can carry only a certain number of cars before there's a traffic jam. So to make tolls effective, the tolls have to vary by time of day. This way, you'll encourage people to drive at different times. In a sense, you put a market incentive in place to make people change their behavior. The government in effect rents out the highway, with different amounts for different times of day.

Movie theatres charges less for matinees. Why shouldn't highways be the same?

[Wampus SC]

I haven't been on 301 in years. I wonder if the Horne's in Kenly is still there? Wonder if the girl that made the world's best milkshakes is still as pretty? Will the Enfield light still back up traffic all the way to Petersburg? :)

[Coleus]

http://www.endtolls.com

You may get some help and ideas from them.

[gonewt]

Yeah, our 7.5% NC state income tax certainly isn't enough. They've got to raise more money for the children!