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Tolling
Tolls are highway user revenues that are collected in exchange for the usage of transportation facilities. These direct user fees are primarily collected in order to help fund transportation improvement projects.
Currently, over thirty states currently have enabling legislation to authorize tolling as a new revenue source and to fund new transportation projects. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 42 states have tolling authority and/or tolling facilities and 28 states have the legal authority to operate tolling facilities. Moreover, 20 states have tolling facilities that are privately operated.
Tolling is often a component of public-private partnership (P3) agreements. In recent years, there has been growing interest in pursuing these types of P3 transportation infrastructure projects, where private investors like pension funds or investment banks finance some or all of the costs of building a highway and earn a return by charging tolls.
Latest Tolling-Related News
Jan. 3: Missouri Task Force Recommends Transportation Funding Increases
A legislatively-appointed Missouri task force recommended on Jan. 2 an immediate 10 cents-per-gallon gasoline tax increase and 12 cents-per-gallon diesel tax increase as part of its final analysis on the state’s transportation funding needs. The increased taxes would generate an [...]
Dec. 15: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Nebraska Department of Transportation has told state lawmakers that it faces a $6 billion budget gap over the next two decades. Read More>> The Texas Department of Transportation has decided to exclude new tolling projects from the agency’s updated [...]
Dec. 1: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Washington state gas stations on Oct. 30 began posting legislatively-required stickers that explain the 68 cents-per-gallon federal and state gas tax to consumers. All state fuel pumps will receive the stickers over the next three years, which amendment sponsor Rep. [...]
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