Tuesday, May 15, 2012

"Last Chance to Comment on Tolling for the Ohio River Bridges Project."


(submitted by Paul Fetter)


No2bridgetoll Supporters: 

  • The Indiana Finance Authority has proven what we have said all along! Tolling I-65 will cost Indiana residents and business BILLIONSof dollars and cause jobs losses!
  • The SFEIS (Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Study) results of the "Public Comments overwhelmingly show public sentiment: "East End Bridge Only, No Action Downtown, and No Tolls !
  • The Ogle Foundations Study supports these results!
  • Still we have tolling on the Kennedy Bridge and a Downtown Bridge that is not wanted and will not increase traffic delivery!
The Project Team Ignored the Public Comment part of the process!

Last Chance to Comment on Tolling for the Ohio River Bridges Project!

Email:

John Sacksteder at Ohio River Bridges Project

and

Janice Osadczuk at FHWA

Thank You
Paul Fetter
Organization for a Better Southern Indiana, Inc
No2bridgetolls.org
(812) 283-5555 Ext 27
paul@clarkcountyaa.com

New Albany follows Jeffersonville with a resolution against tolling  


"...The resolution calls for the construction of a downtown bridge to be delayed until other funding or financing options beyond tolling are presented. But in the interim, the measure urges the Federal Highway Administration to deny tolling on Interstate 65 and any existing bridges or interstates, and for the east-end bridge to be built..." Read the entire New Albany Tribune article here.

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