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Edwards pledges $85 million for new I-10 Calcasieu River [toll?] bridge
Posted on 8/23/19 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 8/23/19 at 5:59 pm
The timing of this maneuver is strictly coincidental. LINK
"In a report issued in January, the task force said the only way to replace the bridge “in a reasonable period of time” was through a public-private partnership funded with tolls. However, the report’s authors based their conclusion in part on the premise that the state’s federal matching dollars were pledged elsewhere."
Now that the formerly M.I.A. state dollars are back in play, will this still be a toll-based project?
"In a report issued in January, the task force said the only way to replace the bridge “in a reasonable period of time” was through a public-private partnership funded with tolls. However, the report’s authors based their conclusion in part on the premise that the state’s federal matching dollars were pledged elsewhere."
Now that the formerly M.I.A. state dollars are back in play, will this still be a toll-based project?
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:11 pm to tigerpawl
Future I49 corridor first!!!
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:22 pm to crewdepoo
Tolls make lots of sense - especially when we're broke, but they're a hard sell to the general public - especially in the immediate vicinity of the new project... in this case, LC. Huge blow-back expected if tolls are involved (see proposed Belle Chase Bridge project). Prevailing culture wants everything for free. That $300 million surplus is a drop in the bucket compared to what the state needs in the way on infrastructure improvements. And the $300MM has to spread around - not just roads.
This post was edited on 8/23/19 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:23 pm to tigerpawl
Not going to happen. FHWA won't allow a toll bridge on an interstate hwy.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:25 pm to BIG MAC
quote:Mobile I-10 Tunnel Bypass - "Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project"
Not going to happen. FHWA won't allow a toll bridge on an interstate hwy.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:39 pm to tigerpawl
That's a bypass. That's okay it can have a toll. My point is the interstate bridge needs to be replaced and it cannot be a toll bridge.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:42 pm to BIG MAC
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Not going to happen. FHWA won't allow a toll bridge on an interstate hwy.
There's plenty of tolls on interstates. Tons in the northeast. A couple in Florida.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:51 pm to BIG MAC
quote:It's a new bridge replacing the old route through the tunnel and across Mobile Bay. Might want to contact the folks in Alabama and tell them to scrub the project...
That's a bypass. That's okay it can have a toll. My point is the interstate bridge needs to be replaced and it cannot be a toll bridge.
"In an expected move, the Federal Highway Administration gave the environmental clearance Friday on the $2.1 billion Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project." LINK
This post was edited on 8/23/19 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:52 pm to The Boat
Those roads predate the interstate system. Another example is the Kansas Turnpike, which carries Interstate 35.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 6:54 pm to Smart Post
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Those roads predate the interstate system. Another example is the Kansas Turnpike, which carries Interstate 35.
I-75 Alligator Alley through the Everglades is tolled and does not predate the interstate system.
Posted on 8/23/19 at 7:11 pm to The Boat
I should have been clearer. That road was first constructed as a state toll road before being adopted into the interstate system.
However, the original prohibition on tolling new interstate construction has been twisted beyond recognition today. It appears that can be bypassed (no pun intended) by not using any federal funding.
However, the original prohibition on tolling new interstate construction has been twisted beyond recognition today. It appears that can be bypassed (no pun intended) by not using any federal funding.
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