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Tolls possible on some Indiana interstates

By The Indianapolis Star
Kaitlin L Lange

"An Indiana Senate committee Tuesday pushed through plans to raise the gas tax by 10 cents and open Indiana interstate highways to tolling.

However, the plan to raise $672 million for road funding in the second year of the tax hike deviates from the House proposal."

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The trillion dollar debate: Can private toll roads significantly help highway funding crisis?

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Trump plan for private highway funding limited in its ability to fix U.S.’ ailing infrastructure

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Analysis shows Pa. Turnpike toll rates well above Ohio, N.Y., others

By Central Penn Business Journal

"It's not just in your head. If tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike seem high, that's because they are.

Media coverage of yearly toll increases on the 552-mile system has become an annual ritual, so the hikes — usually in the 3 percent to 6 percent range — are no secret. But what many travelers may not realize is that the regular increases mean the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s toll rates are now noticeably higher than its peers in neighboring and nearby states."

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Trump's P3 Support Concerns Anti-Toll Group

By Transport Topics
Eugene Mulero

"An infrastructure funding measure reliant on private capital coming from the Trump White House is worrisome to the country’s top anti-tolling group.

The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates, a coalition of carriers and businesses, is mobilizing against highway funding plans that advance tolls nationwide, especially ones on existing interstates, Stephanie Kane, the group’s spokesperson, said on Transport Topics’ Newsmakers on Feb. 17. She is expecting a busy year fending off federal and state proposals."

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