Texas Toll Roads

whporwil wrote:
A while ago I ran Texas Toll RD 130 as I have done for several years. This year I was billed for the motorhome and my toad as two separate vehicles or $59 dollars and change for one pass. I'm wondering if they had a price change or if this might be a mistake.

If you have ever tried to call the number on the bill you know this can take a couple of hours before you get a human.

I can tell you in California the toll for most of the Bridges in the SF Bay Area is $5 for a two axle vehicle. But for a four axle vehicle, or vehicle combination, it's $20. So if I disconnect the toad and my wife drives it across it cost me $10 for both vehicles. If I keep the toad hooked up, it costs $20 to cross the bridge.

whporwil wrote:
,,, I was billed for the motorhome and my toad as two separate vehicles,,,

Do you have a toll pass or such in both vehicles? Normally the toll system counts axles and will charge accordingly but if a second tag is seem the system defaults as if there was a traffic back up and the second tag was following close behind.

Living in New York, I'm stuck paying the tolls on the NY Thruway if we are going somewhere for the weekend. I much as I hate paying their tolls they also know time is money, or for us time is more enjoyment from our weekend getaways.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940 and was considered a wonder.

If it's got more than two lanes, I ain't on it !.....patronize the small towns, enjoy the scenery and arrive relaxed....Dennis

You can't spend money like crazy without eventually going broke. Raising taxes is always tough so the government usually first raises fees and other charges, that they are allowed to change without input from the citizens. In 2014 the prohibition on having tolls on the Interstate Highways was removed. I think it is only a matter of time before you see the various States installing toll booths on the Interstates, if for no other reason other than they can. Until then, on almost every toll road or bridge that I have been on in the last few years, the states have raised their tolls.
Interstate Highway tolls

Someone needs to get a grip on these toll roads. You pay several taxes to build them and then some unelected official decides to add a toll. As I remember the PA Turnpike was built in 1952 and at the time they claimed it would be paid for in 10 years---might be the longest 10 years in history because they are still charging. To their credit VA did remove the toll on the Richmond-Petersburg turnpike years ago, then added a toll road by pass!

Just program my GPS top avoid Tool Roads. IMHO Tool Roads is a failure of the political process. You pay road tax on fuel and then Tool on top on that.

Last trip to the east coast we got to see some beautiful country and arrived de-stressed.

Clicky: https://www.txtag.org/en/about/tollroad_sh130.shtml

Have not been on it this year but here are the rates.

https://www.txtag.org/en/about/tollroad_sh130.shtml