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Old Posted Jul 18, 2019, 11:49 AM
jtown,man jtown,man is offline
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Tolls should be expanded.

However, I think there should *always* be a way to get somewhere without a toll. In Texas there seems to always be a service road on the sides of tolls roads. This gives people the option to go the same way but much slower. So be it.

Tollways that are priced depending on traffic(Cadillac highways) are awesome. People always complain that only the rich are able to escape traffic and thats true. However, it frees up more room on the highway for people who don't or can't afford the toll.

All in all, in a place like DC(where I just spent 3 hours fighting traffic going from Dulles to Fredricksburg) tolls help move people around while also paying for the infrastructure. It can also encourage people to take transit, which is always good.
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