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One of Sadik-Khan's few flops: trying to get a congestion toll plan through the famously dysfunctional New York state legislature.
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If traffic congestion can be compared to water flowing through a sink drain, then a congestion toll is like the handle on the spigot -- it increases during times of peak road use, decreases during off-peak times, and is adjusted in real time to keep traffic flowing smoothly.
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Dartford MP Gareth Johnson said the congestion caused by the current toll system was "probably the biggest local issue affecting Dartford".
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Third, the high proportion of cars and trucks that must pay manually at toll booths is a frequent source of congestion in itself.
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Increasingly, state and local governments want to toll existing lanes, both to limit congestion and to raise funds that could be applied to all aspects of transport budgets.
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The barriers at the Dartford Crossing toll booths could be lifted during times of severe congestion.
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The M6 Toll road, which aims to alleviate the increasing congestion on the M6 through Birmingham and the Black Country, opened in 2003.
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