Decision to Toll I-80 Imminent
Posted on January 21, 2010
Filed Under IN THE NEWS, POLITICS
This article comes to us from Land Line, regarding whether or not there will be tolls on I-80 throughout Pennsylvania. The decision as to whether or not Interstate 80, which runs the length of Pennsylvania, will become a toll road, rests with US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who stated the decision will be made shortly.
Apparently, since it is a Federal highway, and is funded in some fashion by the Feds, they get the final say so in whether or not it becomes a toll road. Leftist governor Ed Rendell, who has never met a tax hike he didn’t like, is pushing this, in hopes of funnelling more money to mass transit in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, paid for by the rural motorist, and out-of-state trucker. How will the decision come down? Well, if it’s being done by an Obama Administration appointee, and will benefit Obama’s urban constituencies…… we’d better get our EZPass out, we’ll need it.
And now, once again, my favorite George Harrison song, Tax Man!
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Unfortunately it seems like you might be right, Eric. There are plenty along the I-80 corridor that are worried (businesses especially) that it’s gonna happen. This is their third application to toll and they’ve got their best shot with the current administration.
Plenty of groups like the Alliance to Stop I-80 Tolling are out there raising their voices, so hopefully the powers that be come to their senses and realize that taxing the Hell out of a small population to fund mass transit is not a bright idea.