PING!
Just imagine all those state and local gov employees and friends of the governor that are probably taking those toll roads for free.
The turnpike spokesperson would not respond to questions? What is his job?
The devil is in the details, which are probably missing, such as:
1. How much fuel tax (to be used for roads) is collected and provided to support road upkeep?
2. Is there a plan to get rid of the tollways once the roads are paid?
“Where does your toll money go?”
Same place all other government extortion goes...vig for politicians and associates.
Same question we ask here in DFW.
Where does your toll money go?Toll money, like gas tax money, is funneled through the bureaucracy.
After the bureaucrats get their cut, the rest is churned through the political system; contractors receive money for successful project bids, then send what's leftover back to the government via political campaign contributions.
It's win-win for them. It's BOHICA for the taxpayers.
I-66 tolls in NoVa can be as high as $47.25 per trip. Average is $10.70 for the morning commute on a 10 mile strip.
‘Drivers can avoid toll roads altogether’
Oh yes. And take their chances on choked arterial roads full of illegals driving dangerously unsafe, uninspected vehicles often towing wobbly trailers heaving with unsecured equipment, tools, etc.
And then there are the insane, cowardly zoning boards and engineers who continue to allow every Tom, Dick and Harry to implement curb cuts and traffic lights. To add insult to injury, they reduce speed limits and claim - without any sense of irony - that the reductions are necessary due to increased traffic volume and congestion. The mind boggles.
Another paper in need of a copy editor. It's PRINCIPLE.
But why don't we apply this PRINCIPLE to other government programs? Why is a single penny of anyone's taxes helping a junkie put more poison into his veins? Why are able-bodied people receiving any form of goods or services for free including medical care?
Another gem of a public 'servant.'
Is he really a spokesperson if he refuses to speak?
So they collected $345M and spent $205M on roads. And then refer people to someone else for specific. The rest of the costs is buried. One also has to wonder if they are collecting so much on toll roads, what exactly are they doing with all the gasoline tax money and federal dollars their getting? Why are their so many toll roads? Went down to Orlando last March and practically all their roads are tolls.
Seems fishy to me and this article didn’t explain anything.
As was the old saying back home... the government buys more sand to pour in rat holes.
Fuel prices go up because of government meddling in the oil industry.
The government then mandates the auto industry to implement CAFE standards raising the fuel economy of vehicles.
Government then complains that fuel tax revenues are down because of higher CAFE standards so they raise tolls.
Sometimes I swear these unintended consequences seem suspiciously "intended".
Same exact crap here in NY, same lame ass excuses, worst roads in the country.