toll News Updates

Government, Business

Texas Mulls Cost, Public Request to Drop Highway Tolls

Texas could rid itself of toll roads — but at a steep price, according to the latest estimates by transportation officials.

August 31, 2016
Business

ATA Wins N.Y. Truck Toll Diversion Case

It is unconstitutional for the New York State Thruway Authority to use millions of dollars in toll revenue paid by commercial truckers to maintain the state’s canal system, a federal judge ruled Aug. 10.

August 15, 2016
Business

Judge Rules Collection of Toll Revenue From Truckers to Pay for N.Y. Canals Unconstitutional

It is unconstitutional for the New York State Thruway Authority to use millions of dollars in toll revenue paid by commercial truckers to maintain the state’s canal system, a federal judge ruled Aug. 10.

August 11, 2016
Business

Plans for Tennessee River Toll Bridge Dashed Because of Cost

The long-studied idea for a toll bridge across the Tennessee River from Soddy-Daisy to Harrison and Interstate 75 has been killed by cost.

July 25, 2016
Government, Business

Tolling Group Hosts Conference July 24-26

The latest technologies in tolling in this country and worldwide will be the focus of a conference the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association will host later this month in Boston.

July 19, 2016
Government, Business

Relief Plan Offered for R.I. In-State Commercial Truck Owners

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A legislative session that began in winter with Governor Gina Raimondo's push for controversial new truck tolls is nearing an end with a $6 million relief package for in-state commercial truck owners.

June 12, 2016
Government, Business

Puerto Rico Halts Toll-Road Revenue Transfer to Save Cash

Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla declared a state of emergency for the island’s Highways and Transportation Authority, suspending the transfer of toll-road revenue to bondholders and imposing a stay on legal claims.

May 18, 2016
Government, Business

Truck Tolls in Rhode Island: Uncertainty Over a Relief Package

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Before they authorized a statewide network of truck tolls earlier this year, Rhode Island lawmakers told the local trucking industry that a financial relief package to help deal with the cost of the new tolls would soon follow.

May 6, 2016
Business

Most Americans Support Usage Fees to Fix Crumbling Roads, Survey Shows

Nearly two-thirds of Americans would support roadway user fees to help fix the country's crumbling transportation infrastructure, according to a survey to be published April 28 that was seen by Reuters.

April 28, 2016
Government, Business

N.Y. Legislature Not Supportive of Gov. Cuomo’s Proposed Thruway Toll Reductions

New York’s House and Senate are balking at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to effectively cut toll rates on the New York Thruway in half for its most frequent users and hold them steady for four years for all other drivers.

March 18, 2016