Freight groups oppose tolls in White House infrastructure draft

From Transport Topics. A six-page document that is purported to be a draft outline of President Donald Trump’s high-profile infrastructure plan is drawing criticism from trucking industry groups due to its focus on expanding tolling across the country and for commercializing interstate rest areas. The draft, first published by Axios on Jan. 22, would allow…

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From Transport Topics.

A six-page document that is purported to be a draft outline of President Donald Trump’s high-profile infrastructure plan is drawing criticism from trucking industry groups due to its focus on expanding tolling across the country and for commercializing interstate rest areas.

The draft, first published by Axios on Jan. 22, would allow “states flexibility to toll on interstates and reinvest toll revenues in infrastructure” and it would “provide states flexibility to commercialize interstate rest areas.”

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear was among the industry leaders who expressed concerns about the proposed funding alternatives outlined in the draft.

“We have serious concerns about the unintended consequences of tolls, including their inefficiency, disruption to traffic flows, diversion to secondary roads and negative impact on local economies,” Spear said in a statement to Transport Topics on Jan. 23.

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