KLRU
Mad Rush to Tolls
RECEIVED Mon., March 21, 2005
Dear Editor,
Many Central Texans are concerned about the Texas Department of Transportation's new policy of tolling freeways built with gas tax funds. This is happening all over Austin, Texas, over public opposition.
Citizens concerned about this extra, unjustifiable fee on paid-for highways should ask their representatives to support House Bill 3363 by Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, which would place a two-year moratorium on levying tolls on state roads originally built using gas tax financing.
This moratorium will stop TxDOT's mad rush to tolling and allow more study of options and more public input.
Many Central Texans are concerned about the Texas Department of Transportation's new policy of tolling freeways built with gas tax funds. This is happening all over Austin, Texas, over public opposition.
Citizens concerned about this extra, unjustifiable fee on paid-for highways should ask their representatives to support House Bill 3363 by Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, which would place a two-year moratorium on levying tolls on state roads originally built using gas tax financing.
This moratorium will stop TxDOT's mad rush to tolling and allow more study of options and more public input.
Russ Hodes
