Private toll companies and state toll agencies have run up against a funding crisis just like the rest of the country. As mentioned in the last Tolling in America blog, if private toll companies are a part of a PPP or Public-Private Partnership, they might bail (as has been done before) if the money they […]
44 Blog Posts From the TOLLING Tag
Tolls in America—a New Reality?
• July 27, 2020 • 1 Comment • Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, HIGH OCCUPANCY, HOV, Infrastructure, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls
Is it Really Tough Times for Toll Roads Ahead?
July 13, 2020 • 0 Comments • ATFI, Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, NMA, OOIDA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, VMT
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The website Chief Investment Officer posted in June a lament for how tough it is for toll roads right now. Here’s a quote, “The typically stable asset class has been hit as traffic levels have dropped 40 percent to 85 percent globally, S&P analysts say.” So the website tells […]
More Fallout in Pennsylvania over Turnpike’s Elimination of 500 Jobs
June 22, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Fuel Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, ROAD-USER FEES, SAFETY, Technology, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The technology revolution grinds on, and more jobs will be eliminated as more companies realize they can automate functions. That’s exactly what happened in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 Crisis. Due to the pandemic, the state’s turnpike commission stopped accepting cash payments for tolls due to safety and announced this […]
Summer Update from the ALLIANCE FOR TOLL-FREE INTERSTATES
June 12, 2020 • 0 Comments • ATFI, E-ZPass, Gas Taxes, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING
Editor’s Note: The ATFI is a coalition (of which the NMA is a member) which work tirelessly to maintain the longstanding policy of protecting existing interstates from new tolls. ATFI’s Charlie Kiefer has given the NMA permission to showcase the summer update. Due to the current global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the tolling industry has […]
Big Changes for Toll Roads in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
June 8, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, HIGH OCCUPANCY, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, Mass Transit, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Despite NMA and public opposition plus general condemnation for holding hearings during a pandemic, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted unanimously on May 27 to increase tolls on two of the state’s largest toll roads. The increase takes effect on September 13, 2020, and would increase the average Turnpike […]
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