At NAC's posting on Monday, Tolls: Hoosiers selling out Hoosiers as ORBP funding agreement inked, regular reader Matt Nash left this comment.
"I was sitting in city council chambers one evening and a member of the Bridges Authority came in and sat down right in front of me next to a former member of the city council. The three of us were the only people in the room at the time. They proceeded to have a conversation about tolls and he (Bridges Authority member) said tolls would eventually be around a quarter and he would vote against anything else."
Hmm, I wonder which Bridges Authority member this one is?
Wonder if it is the same BridgeS Authority member who promised to get back to me and never did?
ReplyDelete“With tolls, I for one believe if it’s any more than a dollar a toll then we are in serious trouble,” he said. “Our hope is that it will be significantly less than that. I know $3 tolls would be devastating to this community.” - Jerry Finn, November 2010
ReplyDelete"To develop the financial plan Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority Executive Director Steve Schultz said rates were set at $2 for cars, which include passenger vehicles and Sport Utility Vehicles, $5 for smaller trucks with six wheels and $10 for semi-trucks. A $1 frequent toll rate was also offered for local commuters that will have an electronic transponder box inside their vehicle.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Project Manager Gary Valentine said the frequent toll user is defined in the financial plan as someone who makes 20 two-way trips per month, or 40 total trips, across the Ohio River." - Bridges Authority, March 2012
both via the News and Tribune