[deport]

I-10 cannot be allowed to compete against the new toll road that will essentially run parallel to it.

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Really?..... and the governor has the authority to shut I-10 down or convert it to forced tolls?.....

Well I'm outta here for a while as I'm going to crank some miles out on the bike using one of these free feeder roads we have here..... I won't be paying any tolls.... Have a good one..

Katy Freeway: http://www.katyfreeway.org/Contract_D.html

[BobL]

Be careful out there. And, yes, there are moves at the federal level to essentially turn over the freeways to the states. I do see I-10 having to be tolled for the governor's plan to work. In Ohio they have problems with trucks avoiding the Turnpike and crashing in the middle of nowhere, and they only charge 4 cents per mile (for cars, not sure about trucks). Money is a very, very strong incentive and people should be careful about how that incentive is applied.