It would be an interesting exercise to privatize the eight Illinois River locks by simply auctioning them off to the highest bidder, who could then charge whatever toll the traffic would bear.
It would be an interesting exercise to privatize the eight Illinois locks by simply auctioning them off to the highest bidder, who would then be free to charge whatever toll the traffic would bear.
Critics immediately panned the study, saying it didn't analyze negative economic effects, including the toll of truck traffic on roads and increased health care costs.
The Department of Transport (DfT) hopes to remove the toll booths by 2012 to ease traffic.
The Chinese toll road has been open to traffic on a trial basis since July 1994.
At either end of the bridge, the MTA plans to construct new ramps one to connect with the HOV lane on the Gowanus Expressway, the other a flyover for buses coming from Staten Island's Father Capodanno Boulevard, so buses can avoid the "turbulence" of crossing multiple traffic lanes at the toll plaza, Mr. Ferrara said.
Traffic on part of the toll road was halted as responders tended to the scene.
Operators of older roadways that compete for traffic undercut Zhejiang's toll rates by two-thirds.
Second, cashless tolling gives cities the flexibility to change toll rates according to demand and to shift traffic patterns.
Unlike existing motorways, the construction costs of future roads cannot be recouped through toll fees, explains the corporation, because traffic is expected to be light in the mountains.
Soon, several police cruisers caught up to the runaway car to escort it through traffic, and later assist with three toll plazas where they called ahead to have the gates raised.
The crossing is renowned as a major traffic bottleneck, with many people blaming the toll stations.
Keep traffic flowing, reduce the needed number of toll takers, make life easier for consumers, all at the same time.
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Dr. Dirceu Alves, of Abramet, a Brazilian association of doctors that specializes in treating traffic accident victims, said poorly built cars take an unnecessary toll.
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.
Traffic is said to be below expectations, but nearly everyone believes that the 122.8-km toll road will eventually make money.
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