Post by sometimeman on Apr 7, 2008 17:32:58 GMT -4
Rates Rise on Indiana Toll Road; Truckers Begin Using I-Zoom
WHEN YOU READ THIS UNDERSTAND:
THIS WAS A PUBLIC ROAD BUILT IN THE USA STATE OF INDIANIA. PAID FOR WITH AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS AND ROAD USE TAX PAID ON FUEL AND TAGS!
So now the US taxpayer built and paid for this road but has to pay a foriegn government to use his own road!!! SH*TY GOVERNMENT!!!
MORE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION SH*T!
The cost to drive on the Indiana Toll Road rose for all vehicles with three or more axles, as well as two-axle vehicles that were not using the I-Zoom electronic tolling system, which debuted on the road last week.
Seven-axle vehicles will now pay $59.60 to travel the entire 157 miles, up from $49.25, while the rate for six-axle vehicles jumped to $32 from $26.50.
The cost for passenger vehicles using I-Zoom, which debuted on the toll road Tuesday, is scheduled to remain at $4.65 until 2016.
Kenneth Cragen, president of the Indiana Motor Truck Association, said it was a difficult time for toll rates to rise, with high fuel prices and a soft freight market, the Associated Press reported.
Although truckers have to pay the higher tolls regardless of whether they use I-Zoom, Cragen said they welcome the system to the toll road, as it will help them save both time and fuel.
In 2006, the state agreed to a 75-year lease of the road to a consortium of Spanish company Cintra and Australia’s Macquarie Infrastructure Group for $3.8 billion. A provision to increase the toll rate was included in the lease. [It was a public road before they leased it]
MORE >>> www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=19490
WHEN YOU READ THIS UNDERSTAND:
THIS WAS A PUBLIC ROAD BUILT IN THE USA STATE OF INDIANIA. PAID FOR WITH AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS AND ROAD USE TAX PAID ON FUEL AND TAGS!
So now the US taxpayer built and paid for this road but has to pay a foriegn government to use his own road!!! SH*TY GOVERNMENT!!!
MORE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION SH*T!
The cost to drive on the Indiana Toll Road rose for all vehicles with three or more axles, as well as two-axle vehicles that were not using the I-Zoom electronic tolling system, which debuted on the road last week.
Seven-axle vehicles will now pay $59.60 to travel the entire 157 miles, up from $49.25, while the rate for six-axle vehicles jumped to $32 from $26.50.
The cost for passenger vehicles using I-Zoom, which debuted on the toll road Tuesday, is scheduled to remain at $4.65 until 2016.
Kenneth Cragen, president of the Indiana Motor Truck Association, said it was a difficult time for toll rates to rise, with high fuel prices and a soft freight market, the Associated Press reported.
Although truckers have to pay the higher tolls regardless of whether they use I-Zoom, Cragen said they welcome the system to the toll road, as it will help them save both time and fuel.
In 2006, the state agreed to a 75-year lease of the road to a consortium of Spanish company Cintra and Australia’s Macquarie Infrastructure Group for $3.8 billion. A provision to increase the toll rate was included in the lease. [It was a public road before they leased it]
MORE >>> www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=19490