Tolls on Rt. 80

Making Interstate 80 a toll road through Pennsylvania is a bad idea. There are better ways for this state to increase taxes. What will be the cost of widening the road where the toll booths will be? What will be the cost of hiring and paying the salaries and benefits of the toll workers and the administrative workers this toll will require? What will it cost to get the Federal government approval for this folly? Aside from all of that we will have to pay with our time, especially when the road is heavily traveled and the tolls get backed up.

What would I have done if I really believed the state needed more money to maintain the roads and bridges? Easy. I would have increased the gas tax. It is a tax already in place so it wouldn’t have added any new costs, it would only have added the needed revenue.

There are 6000 bridges that are in need of repair in this state. Why hasn’t money been set aside for this? Or is it that money has been poorly spent?

The majority of people work very hard for their money. It is a shame that our state leaders believe that our hard earned money can be better spent by them.