$2,400 Annual Tolls harm hard working families on both sides of the river October 3, 2024 In a recent segment of The Lars Larson Show, Lars Larson took aim at the skyrocketing costs of the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project, which has now reached $9 billion. Highlighting concerns about the addition of $2 billion for...
Governors in Oregon and New York stop unpopular congestion tolling John Ley for Clark County Today Thursday, June 6, 2024 Tolling cars and trucks to pay for mass transit was killed in New York City this week by New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The congestion pricing scheme was going to charge car drivers $15 each...
Private operator Express Mobility Partners cites improved customer service, camera positioning as reasons behind the progress Author: Eric Flack, Tom Kopania — WUSA9 Published: January 8, 2024 Updated: January 26, 2024 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Editors Note: After this story was originally published, Express Mobility Partners provided additional information about William Lesser’s claims. The copy has now...
Higher maximum tolls are meant to deter some drivers from using toll lanes By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff reporter BOTHELL — Along with three rows of “$10.00” in lights, Interstate 405 drivers on a crowded morning can see what looks like moss growing on the white signs above. Those green edges underscore how the maximum...
Expanding unpopular tolls to fund multi billion dollar westside transportation projects By Holly Bartholomew West Linn Tidings, Dec 21, 2023 Updated Feb 2, 2024 While Oregon’s discussions on freeway tolling in recent years have focused almost entirely on I-205 and I-5 in the Portland area — a prospect that is not popular, particularly with Clackamas County residents...
Lars — Northwest Nonsense “Boondoggle Bridge 2.0” Lars Larson — December 18, 2023 I hear plenty of foolish celebration of the news that Oregon & Washington’s latest attempt to bridge the Columbia River for Interstate five just got a 600 million dollar gift from the already broke Biden administration. What a fraud on the taxpayers,...
IP-4 will guarantee a Vote Before Tolls By Tootie Smith Nov 28, 2023 Portland Tribune Plans are underway to toll the essential freeways we rely on every day in Clackamas County for our transportation needs, but we can stop it! Some people might not know this, but the Portland metropolitan area is already under study...
Tolling won’t relieve traffic congestion — we need new lanes and vehicle capacity Oregon Catalyst — Wednesday August 30, 2023 By Oregon State Representative E. Werner Reschke Roads. We all need them. We all use them. But how do we make sure Roadways are adequate to meet our transportation needs? The problem occurs when the...
The Issue: New Jersey’s lawsuit against New York to stop the Manhattan congestion-pricing plan. Re: Nicole Gelinas’ piece “Jilting Jersey” (PostOpinion, July 24), she’s darned right — and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is right on the money. New Jersey has good reason to sue New York over congestion pricing. According to Gov. Hochul’s press...
FHWA charged with rubber stamping process By Priscilla DeGregory — NY Post July 21, 2023 New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a contentious plan to impose the nation’s first congestion pricing toll system on some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. The Garden State governor’s suit in New Jersey federal...
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