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ACCC backs more road tolls
2014-10-01 10:43:42| Grocery - Topix.net
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims told food and grocery industry leaders on Wednesday that he supports draft recommendations by the government's competition policy review for cost-reflective road pricing. "A key benefit is that such changes would make road investment decisions more responsive to the needs and preferences of road users," Mr Sims said.
Pro&Con: Tolls less regressive than gas taxes; force truckers to finally pay fair share
2014-08-29 12:08:05| Trucking - Topix.net
Marc Scribner is a fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute , Washington, D.C., who frequently writes about transportation issues.
Trucking and Others Renew Fight Against Tolls
2014-02-28 18:32:36| Trucking - Topix.net
Businesses and organizations from numerous sectors of the U.S. economy, including trucking, have renewed their efforts opposing tolls on existing federal interstates.
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As Tolls Begin, Protesters Keep Fighting
2014-02-01 20:08:00| Paper - Topix.net
Just last night, drivers could pass through the downtown and midtown tunnels for free.
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No clear definition for 'reasonable' alternative to tolls
2013-11-17 02:36:34| Paper - Topix.net
In decreeing that it was OK to toll the Downtown and Midtown tunnels, the Supreme Court of Virginia said motorists are not compelled to pay the fee because they will have "reasonable alternatives" to avoid it when tolling starts Feb. 1. The justices then named two nontolled options - the High-Rise and Gilmerton bridges in Chesapeake - and promptly ... (more)
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