I’d take a 25 cent hit on gasoline ANY DAY, rather than selling off our highways to foreign companies (like Cintra) for monopoly-protected tolling, as has been done in Illinois, Indiana, and Texas (at a minimum). And this is EXACTLY what will happen if we don’t finance our highways through the gas tax.
But I DEFINITELY want that money going to highways, and not to “carpool lanes” or other other clever ideas - just regular highway lanes. Then I’m good.
(sorry if I offend people that want foreign ownership of our infrastructure, mileage-based tolling [with transponders], or some other utopian idea - I just want my kids to drive on the same highways, with the same freedoms and privacy, that I was blessed to be able to do)
There’s a toll road in Tampa. Its maybe 30 miles long and they collect in excess of $100 Million every single year.
I know roads are expensive but they aren’t that expensive.
100 percent agree.
The fuel tax should be used exclusively for highways. Liquid asphalt is double what it was just a few years ago.
With crude in the $80s and better mileage in most vehicles, the road fund should be secured.