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TRUMP'S HIGHWAY PLAN MAY FACE SAME OLD ROADBLOCKS IN CONGRESS

DRIVERS WEIGH IN ON TAX, TOLL FOR AGING MISSOURI ROADS. The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates (ATFI) was formed to educate the public about the negative impacts of tolls on interstate highways . ATFI goal is to develop a growing alliance of individuals, businesses and organizations that will advocate for solving our growing transportation needs without tolling existing interstates. Join ATFI and help fight interstate tolls.

MORE TOLLWAYS OPTION FOR FUNDING By The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Niki Kelly "INDIANAPOLIS - If lawmakers approve a House Republican plan for long-term road funding, it could mean more than paying at the pump. It includes language exploring tolling options, including applying for a federal waiver to place tolls on interstate highways. More importantly, it would not require any future vote on tollways by legislators once a specific tolling plan is formed. Instead, it would leave it up to the discretion of the current or future governors."

Effective 2005, the City of Chicago agreed to a concession agreement in which Macquarie-Cintra would take control of the Chicago Skyway for 99 years in exchange for $1.8 billion. Concession revenue was to be used primarily to pay off city debt. Since then, car tolls have doubled, from $2.00 to $4.00.

The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates (ATFI) was formed to educate the public about the negative impacts of tolls on interstate highways . ATFI goal is to develop a growing alliance of individuals, businesses and organizations that will advocate for solving our growing transportation needs without tolling existing interstates. Join ATFI and help fight interstate tolls.