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09/16/2013

"The public detests interstate tolls, and with good reason," said NATSO President and CEO Lisa Mullings. "Tolls divert motorists and truck drivers to non-interstates, leading to more traffic deaths. Additionally, it costs the government more money to collect tolls than to collect fuel taxes."

08/27/2013

Another tolling victory: N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory prohibited the tolling of existing lanes when he signed N.C. House Bill 92. http://www.natso.com/articles/articles/view/nc-legislation-bill-strengthens-tolling-prohibition .eZtRhcyV.dpuf

I am a firm believer in the power of knowledge, and I feel we all owe it to ourselves and our... August 26, 2013 In another victory for NATSO, American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the No Tolls I-95 Coalition, a North Carolina technical corrections bill signed by Gov. Pat McCrory further strength...

08/06/2013

Tolls roads do not pay for themselves, and credit rating agencies are finally taking notice. http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/08/05/credit-rating-agencies-uneasy-about-toll-roads-as-americans-drive-less/

Toll roads aren’t the cash cows they used to be. The assumption that the roads will “pay for themselves” is no longer a reliable one, and credit rating agencies are taking notice.

07/24/2013

VDOT should work with existing interstate exit-based businesses to install electric car-charging stations rather than compete with the private sector by utilizing taxpayer dollars to establish them at rest areas, NATSO told the agency this week. http://www.natso.com/articles/articles/view/natso-urges-vdot-to-work-with-exit-businesses-to-install-ev-charging .IQnRZrWv.dpuf

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) should work with existing interstate exit-based businesses to install electric car-charging stations rather than compete with the private sector by utilizing taxpayer dollars to establish them at rest areas, NATSO told the agency this week.NATSO submi...

07/15/2013

As the Washington State DOT seeks to toll I-90, Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) is questioning the legality of such a plan.http://www.mercergov.org/files/Reichert%20to%20USDOT%20I-90%20Letter.pdf

07/15/2013

Marking yet another example of a public-private partnership that has failed to meet revenue expectations, creditors are taking over operation of the Pocahontas Parkway in Virginia. http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/henrico/pocahontas-parkway-to-change-control/article_5a059a66-f9be-5f1d-91ca-3611fdbebb29.html

Pocahontas 895 is likely to have a new operator soon, as creditors prepare to take control of the underperforming, state-owned toll road that crosses the James River between Chesterfield and Henrico counties.

07/02/2013

In a victory for the No Tolls I-95 coalition, N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory signed the Strategic Mobility Formula (H.B. 817) into law. This not only changes the way the state prioritizes road funding projects, but limits the state’s ability to impose tolls. http://www.jobsnextexit.com/blog/?p=457

In a victory for the No Tolls I-95 Coalition, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory last week signed the Strategic Mobility Formula (H.B. 817) into law, which will change the way the state prioritizes road funding projects and limit the state’s ability to impose tolls.

06/05/2013

Time for the Governor to keep his campaign promises!

Gov. Pat McCrory has the opportunity to chart a new course for North Carolina. With Republicans in full control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, there is much from his agenda that he can accomplish. There are also initiatives he can accomplish and promises he can keep without their he...

05/22/2013

People in the Roanoke Valley need to be concerned that tolling only I-95 is unfair and an additional tax burden on the communities the corridor serves, according to the No Tolls I-95 Coalition. http://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/tolling-debate-stays-heated-in-roanoke-valley/article_080f1c50-c276-11e2-8024-0019bb2963f4.html

WELDON — Ozella Graves wanted to know more on how possible tolling could impact the Roanoke Valley.

05/14/2013

"We believe that every other interstate in North Carolina has been improved, simply through the use of the gas tax, and I-95 should be no different." Well said by Ernie Brame of the No Tolls I-95 Coalition! http://www.wncn.com/story/22231026/nc-dot-hears-from-public-on-i-95-expansion-tolls

North Carolina's Department of Transportation is looking to collect more ideas on ways to pay to upgrade Interstate 95, including hearing about the possible cost to businesses of charging tolls.

05/13/2013

The NC House Transportation Committee unanimously voted to send House Bill 267 on to Appropriations. HB 267 would keep the existing lanes of I-95 from being tolled. We applaud this bipartisan effort on behalf of the citizens and businesses of The I-95 corridor.

05/03/2013