The model sometimes is this: Private company builds road, is allowed to charge toll only for a specified number of years, at which time it reverts to the state's control and toll goes away. I saw it happen when I was a kid living in DFW area. I think I-20 between Fort Worth & Dallas used that model.chabouk wrote:I'm all for toll rolls: buy the land, build the road, charge admission, and see if they will come.frazzled wrote:jordanmills wrote:4, prohibit establishing tolls on public roads
If they won't, then that toll road is a failed model. It doesn't matter if it was built with tax money and the power of eminent domain, it will always be a failure. At least if it's a private venture, others will have the chance to buy the land and put it to better use; when it's a government road, taxpayers are on the hook forever.
Toll roads have typically been successful in the areas I've lived, which is why they continue to use them.
I don't see toll roads as worth a breath in the legislature. I prefer they tackle other issues first.