Toll tidal wave: Agency proposes tolls on all north side freeways (San Antonio)

[They_Live]

The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA), armed with a new vehicle registration fee hike, announced plans to add ‘managed’ toll lanes to every major freeway on the north side of San Antonio - Interstate 10, US 281, and Loop 1604. In total, the projects’ pricetag comes to $1 billion and the RMA will make its case before the San Antonio City Council this week during its information session. Citizens can make their voices heard Wednesday evening during the citizens to be heard comment period as well as to members of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) who will also ultimately decide whether or not to adopt the proposal.

Because of changes to the Bexar County vehicle registration fee hike legislation made in the Texas Senate by Senator Donna Campbell, this money goes directly to the RMA (the toll authority), which will now use it to build toll lanes, not free lanes, on these roadways. This coupled with the plans to add elevated toll lanes on Interstate 35 and the entire north side of San Antonio is facing taxation without representation. The county would use half of the new fee hike’s debt capacity to enter into $75 million in bond debt for the toll deal.

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[hobbit709]

1. They want to do the same here.

Privatizing public roads is the name of the game.

[AgainsttheCrown]

2. It's gonna get to the point

Where some pol could make anti-toll sentiment part of their platform and find some success.

The lack of actual solutions to the traffic problems in central Texas is making me think of moving elsewhere.

[They_Live]

3. from the article, Senator Donna Campbell (R - Teabag)

actually ran for election as Anti-Toll. Golly, I guess she forgot.