Posted on 12/10/2006 6:21:07 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
"Vote out any politician who voices approval for this boondoggle."
Too late at this point. 39% of the 44% who actually voted in the last election for Governor, did us in. They chose the *tax and spend* guy with the best hair and who happened to be a RINO.....ummmm... Repub.
I suspect the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike was made toll-free due to I-295 sucking away at the clientele.
...or, rather, I-295 sucking the clientele away from the Turnpike...
And btw the tolls never, ever, ever go down.Hmmm ... the DFW Turnpike (part of I-30 now) was de-tolled in 1977:
The Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike was opened in 1957 and operated as a toll road until 1977 when it was turned over to the Texas Highway DepartmentSource: http://www.innovativefinance.org/news_innovations/01122004_texas_expediting_road.asp
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