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Blog Post Archive
Oldtown Historic Toll Bridge MD-WV looking to get state OK to triple tolls 50c to $1.50
2012/12/11: The new owner of the Oldtown MD toll bridge seems likely to get approval from regulators in Baltimore to triple toll rates after 35 years. Lori Roberts a local realtor and businesswoman formed the Historical Oldtown Bridge...Show More Summary
Penn Pike opening third new all-electronic interchange - IC320 SR29 Malvern
2012/12/10: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett will open the state Turnpike's third and most ambitious all-electronic interchange Tuesday (Dec 11) at Mile Post 320 (MP320) in the Great Valley, Chester County PA on the northwest outskirts of the Philadelphia area. read more Advertisement:
Fluor's 'Honda logo' design recommended for Thruway's new Tappan Zee Bridge at Tarrytown NY+ design crit
2012/12/09: An advisory panel of notables has recommended that the New York State Thruway go with Fluor over Bechtel and Kiewit in design-build bids for the new Tappan Zee Bridge, or New NY Bridge as it is now being styled. The Fluor...Show More Summary
Maryland's ICC MD200 at 1st anniversary - a tad low vs forecast but growing monthly, tolls about right, speed to rise
2012/12/07: Phil Andrews' Montgomery County district of Rockville and Gaitherburg lies squarely athwart the western end of the MD200 tollroad also known as the Inter County Connector (ICC.) The year old tollroad (it began tolling Dec 5 2011) is a boon for Andrews constituents but he caught some headlines this week echoing pretty well many of read more Advertisement:
South Norfolk Jordan Bridge worker says operator error immediate cause of truss collapse but was unsafe job, poorly managed by Figg
A worker on the Jordan Bridge in Chesapeake VA - we'll call him Anthony Castellari - tells TOLLROADSnews that operator error was immediate cause of the dramatic collapse of a span under construction June 21. Figg Engineering which was...Show More Summary
NY watchdog group says PANYNJ seriously overpays its cops
2012-12-04: A New York watchdog research group Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) says the Port Authority New York New Jersey (PANYNJ or just PA) overpays its police officers relative to other police forces in the area. read more Advertisement:
Virginia DOT study of Potomac River crossings, Maryland not interested for now
2012/12/03: Virginia DOT is doing forecasts of future pressure on Potomac River crossings but Maryland on the other side of the river isn't cooperating - so far. The Virginia study announced last month is described by VDOT as aimed to "develop a common set of data from which Virginia, D.C. Show More Summary
Lame-brained lefty at Washington Post gripes about Capital Beltway 495 Express Lanes offending his "principles" CRITICISM
Washington Post metro affairs columnist Robert McCartney writes that the new 495 Express Lanes on the Capital Beltway "offer shorter travel times to people with money. So they’re Lexus lanes.” And he says he's "not crazy about… extra convenience for the affluent" because "It offends my egalitarian sentiments." read more Advertisement:
Manor Expressway US290E - Austin TX opening first portion of a new pike late tonight
2012/11/30: Tomorrow December 1 will see the first traffic traveling on the first tolled portion of the new Manor Expressway or US290E, to be the sixth tollroad in the Texas capital metro area. Spokesman Steve Pustelnyk says they'llShow More Summary
Floodgate at Midtown Tunnel Norfolk VA kept Sandy closure to less than half a day
2012/11/29: The Midtown Tunnel In Norfolk VA has had a flood gate at its eastern portal since it opened in 1962. A tide 7 foot above average sea level - just 2 or 3 feet above a normal high tide - is enough to cause the approach roads to be inundated, so flooding is a regular concern. read more Advertisement:
FOR SALE: TOLLROADSnews
TOLLROADSnews is for sale. It's time to see if someone else can make something more of it. I'd like to continue writing for it for a while longer, but it needs to be less-Samuel. It needs a new editor and new contributors. Most of all...Show More Summary
Fleming-Poole study from Reason says all-electronic tolling costs competitive with fuel taxes, should be "embraced now" as primary highway funding mode
2012/11/27: An exhaustive study by toll industry consultant Daryl Fleming and veteran transportation policy analyst and writer Robert Poole says all-electronic toll (AET) collection is already comparable in collection costs to the gasoline tax. read more Advertisement:
Half CA/I-110 Express Lane users are solo driver buy-ins, tolls average 54c/mile
2012/11/26: Close to half the vehicles on the I-110 ExpressLanes in Los Angeles are toll paying after first two weeks operation, somewhat more than expected according to LA Metro project manager Stephanie Wiggins. read more Advertisement:
Roads & Bridges mag continues cover-up of June 21 truss collapse at Figg's Jordan Bridge VA
Roads & Bridges magazine a supposedly authoritative industry publication has a three page report on construction of the beautiful new high level Norfolk Bridge in South Jordan VA. Written by two Figg engineers it is a comprehensive account except for one thing. read more Advertisement:
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel manager says recovery from Sandy was "amazing, just everyone stepped up"
2012-11-21: Marc Mende, general manager of the Brooklyn-Battery (officially now Hugh L Carey) Tunnel (BBT) says their recovery from Superstorm Sandy was amazing: "New Yorkers are a resilient people, and what they can do in a disaster is amazing. read more Advertisement:
Chesapeake VA closes on $303m borrowing for Dominion Boulevard toll upgrade
2012-11-20: The City of Chesapeake closed this week on nearly $303m of borrowings to finance a major bridge replacement over the South Branch of the Elizabeth River designated as the Intra Coastal Waterway plus upgrade of nearly 4 miles of approach road on Dominion Boulevard US17. read more Advertisement:
After swerve incidents VA/495 Express Lanes make modifications to southern entry to give drivers more time to choose
2012-11-19: Northern Virginia's new toll express lanes on the Capital Beltway are getting modifications to the southern entry in night-time work for the next several days. This in response to a spate of swerving incidents that included six crashes in the first 72 hours of operation of the 495 Express Lanes (XLs.) read more Advertisement:
TransCore patents seen as obstacle national interoperability - toll industry leaders asking for clarification
2012-11-18: Patents on electronic toll systems in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and other states using 6B+ sticker tags are seen as a possible obstacle to national interoperability. TransCore patents on eGo Plus sticker tag systems are of sufficient concern for the leaders of several toll authorities to raise the issue directly with TransCore management. read more Advertisement:
3M moving Sirit and other FSTech manufacturing, R&D to Austin TX and St Paul MN
2012-11-16: 3M are moving to integrate the manufacturing operations and research and development of the acquired Federal Signal Technology group into their facilities in Austin TX. Sirit's 6C sticker tag line is currently in a smallShow More Summary
Bay Area toll express lanes network gets into development with Atkins-led group, chief John Doan
2012-11-15: 76 lane miles of new toll express lanes (TELs) are getting under way in the San Francisco Bay Area with the selection of an Atkins-led team to manage toll services for the projects on behalf of the area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). read more Advertisement: