Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Dubious I-794 Extension Needs $207 Million; Tolling Opportunity?

In this era of down-sizing Big Government and cutting spending, maybe South side County Board Supervisor Pat Jursik could make the expensive I-794 extension she wants a toll or user fee experiment?
"That corridor is extremely important in the South Shore communities," Jursik said. "That is the corridor that moves folks through our communities."
But the project has an estimated price tag of $207 million — a major hurdle and concern of the DOT.
"The largest concern (the DOT) is going to have is with regard to finding the funding to do it," Jursik said.
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3 comments:

  1. washington irvingOctober 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    794 is too short to be a tollway - drivers would choose to avoid it. If an effective toll system is to be implemented it would have to cover all nearby alternatives (94, 43, 894) and be implemented statewide. FWIW I think Jursik and many other politicians support user-based funding such as tolls.

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  2. washington irvingOctober 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    794 is too short to be a tollway - drivers would choose to avoid it. If an effective toll system is to be implemented it would have to cover all nearby alternatives (94, 43, 894) and be implemented statewide. FWIW I think Jursik and many other politicians support user-based funding such as tolls.

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  3. hereiamOctober 3, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    @washington irving, by highlighting how easy it would be for users to avoid the toll, you are pointing out how unnecessary this road is.

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