Bill allows ODOT to impose civil fines and deny vehicle registration by Vasili Varlamos Thu, May 8th 2025 SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A bill laying the legal groundwork for collecting tolls to help fund the I-5 bridge replacement passed the Oregon House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill outlines how Oregon can partner with Washington state to...
Tolling delayed one year until Spring 2027 Saturday, May 10, 2025 Construction timeline now up to 15 years Rep. John Ley for Clark County Today The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) met Thursday (May 8) and got updates on both the Interstate Bridge replacement project as well as the Rose Quarter project. Both projects have significant...
Toll rates were previously going to be set this summer, with collection on the current bridges starting in spring 2026. Everything has now been pushed back a year. Anthony Macuk (KGW) Published: May 7, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — Drivers who have been dreading the start of tolling on the Interstate Bridge next year appear set...
Tolls intended to price the poor out of their cars By Taylor Walters Published April 26, 2025 NY Post U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy slammed congestion pricing as Gov. Hochul’s “warped” war on the middle class — intended to price the poor out of their cars and into the filthy, unsafe underground. The goal of Hochul’s wildly unpopular...
Escalating project expenses and funding shortfalls blamed by Victor Park, KATU Staff Thu, April 17th 2025 at 4:12 PM Updated Thu, April 17th 2025 at 11:17 PM The Interstate 5 bridge linking Portland and Vancouver is seen Thursday, April 17, 2025, looking north from Hayden Island. (Victor Park/KATU) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A civil engineering and business expert...
I-5 bridge tolling is expected to bring in $1.1-1.6 billion, and the original legislation would’ve authorized up to $1.6 billion in debt. Now? Up to $2.5 billion. Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) Published: April 17, 2025 OLYMPIA, Wash. — The start of tolling for the Interstate Bridge Replacement project is only about a year away, and the Washington legislature...
Trump ends tolling scam in Manhattan By Jon Campbell, Stephen Nessen and Ramsey Khalifeh Published Feb 19, 2025 — Gothamist President Donald Trump’s administration revoked federal approval for congestion pricing on Wednesday, taking a first step toward fulfilling his campaign promise to kill the tolls that charge drivers a $9 daytime fee to enter Manhattan...
Tolling could be killed using Federal DOT By Miranda Devine Published Feb. 8, 2025 NY Post President Trump has formulated a plan to force New York to “kill” congestion pricing in Manhattan through the federal Department of Transportation, he told The Post in an exclusive interview. Among potential penalties available to the agency are withholding millions of dollars in...
Trump Thinks NYC Tolling a Disaster By Nicole Gelinas Published Jan. 26, 2025 NY Post During his first week back in office, President Trump checked off a long list of tasks he said he’d do: securing the border, dissolving DEI, ditching climate regulations. But a promise from the campaign trail remains: “TERMINATE Congestion Pricing in my FIRST WEEK!!!”...
Tone-deaf misfits take victory lap on regressive tax By Mike Lawler — NY Post Published Jan. 7, 2025 With congestion pricing now underway, the tone-deaf misfits at the MTA are taking a victory lap on just about every news network they can, touting how visionary their regressive tax is while claiming it will lead to better...
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