Confused with the varous toll passes
In Washington state, we have an account where they deduct our tolls from our license plates & we don't need transponders. Do any of the other systems have that option? We hate to need to carry a doze...
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Tolls are lot older than gas taxes. Charon charged a toll to ferry souls across the river to the world of the dead (in Greek mythology).
Most toll roads were built by agencies that were authorized to sell bonds to finance the construction. Tolls go to paying off those bonds, as well as maintenance.
I don't know about the HOV lanes in So Cal.
There's nothing new about toll roads. In early California, many wagon roads across the Sierras collected tolls
Most toll roads were built by agencies that were authorized to sell bonds to finance the construction. Tolls go to paying off those bonds, as well as maintenance.
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(In Orange Cty) The Toll Roads - which are owned and maintained by the state of California -- were built with virtually no taxpayer dollars.
Today, toll and development impact fee revenue go toward retiring the construction debt, funding additional improvements and covering costs of operating
I don't know about the HOV lanes in So Cal.
There's nothing new about toll roads. In early California, many wagon roads across the Sierras collected tolls
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.... The upkeep of the public roads was designated to road commissioners of each district who were given the authority to require each able bodied boy and man to work his share or be fined. Still the roads were nearly impassable. Another solution was to allow an individual or company to charge travelers fees for using certain parts of the road, making that individual responsible for the construction and upkeep of the road. This proved to be a viable solution as the more well kept the road was, the more it was traveled.....
