Toll roads are spreading in America

Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by dawnerd on Saturday December 27, 2025 @02:25PM (#46404387)

Problem is, it’s not a tax. It’s a handout to private companies that take advantage of taxpayers fronting the construction cost in a lot of cases. We had one here paid for by tax payers but then leased to a company for some low dollar amount and they keep most of the money.

It’s just another form of rent seeking.

Now, gov run tolls seem like a good idea in areas where congestion needs to be managed. But also needs to be careful not to be a secret tax on the poor.

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Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by vlovich123 on Saturday December 27, 2025 @04:00PM (#46405175)

Fwiw in the Bay Area I thought it was a private company but turns out it’s government run with Fastrak operated by The Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) in partnership with The California Department of Transportation and The California Highway Patrol (not sure why CHP is involved but they probably get some kickback of the revenue stream in exchange for some enforcement).

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Re:Toll roads are spreading in America by patmorgan23 on Saturday December 27, 2025 @04:57PM (#46405701)

CHP probably provides accident response services to the roads

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