Category: tolls

Tennessee Officials Making State’s First Paid Traffic Lanes a Legislative Priority

Tennessee’s governor and speaker of the House of Representatives are promoting a plan to bring the state its first toll lanes, that they have deemed “choice lanes.” Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, unveiled a “Transportation Modernization Act” earlier this month as a way to address “traffic congestion and meet transportation needs across rural and urban…


Qualified California Veterans Get Free Tolls on State Bridges Starting This Year

In a new program that went into effect Jan. 1, qualified U.S. military veterans can now receive free tolls on California bridges. The benefit is part of Assembly Bill 2949, which was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 30, 2022. To qualify, a veteran needs to have a California license plate…


Orange County Grand Jury Issues Critical Report of Toll Roads

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Orange County grand jury June 21 issued a critical report about the county’s toll roads, arguing the agencies overseeing them should be working to retire debt and transition to freeways. The “$28 Billion for a $2.8 Billion Road” makes the case that the transportation corridor agencies have become a self-perpetuating bureaucracy with…