- NY Thruway's Series Of Rate Hike Hearings Concludes Monday
- Japan's Parliament Extends Expressway Tolling By Up To 50 Years
- New Jersey Bill Aims To Keep Large Trucks Out Of Highway Left Lanes
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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NY Thruway's Series Of Rate Hike Hearings Concludes Monday
Talk of the Sound (a hyperlocal news website) tees up the virtual public hearing the New York Thruway Authority will host next Monday evening, June 5, on its 2024-2027 rate adjustment proposal. (Email registration is required to obtain login instructions and to submit comments.)
This virtual forum will be the last of the initial round of public hearings the authority conducts on rate adjustments. The four in-person sessions that took place around the state earlier this month were sparsely attended, and revealed little opposition to proposed rate increases.
AET (All-Electronic Tolling) E-ZPass ETC Systems New York New York State Thruway Authority Public Outreach And Communication Toll Rate ChangesJapan's Parliament Extends Expressway Tolling By Up To 50 Years
NHK World-Japan reports, Japan’s parliament today has passed legislation to extend expressway toll collection by up to 50 years, until as late as 2115. Tolling was previously scheduled to end by 2065 with the recoupment of construction costs. However, “[t]he government and expressway operators say they need another 1.5 trillion yen, or about 10.7 billion dollars, to repair aging roads and for other construction projects.” The government says it still intends to lift tolls, but “that is unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future.”
Jiji Press (a major Japanese news agency) also covers this story, noting that other factors behind the legislation include the country’s population decline, which is causing a drop in toll revenue, and the need for expressway widening funds.
In January, The Asahi Shimbun reported on the introduction of the extension legislation.
Highway and Bridge Maintenance Infrastructure Investment Trends Japan Japan Expressway International Co. (Jexway) Metropolitan Expressway Company (MEX) (Japan) Toll Rate ChangesNew Jersey Bill Aims To Keep Large Trucks Out Of Highway Left Lanes
The Center Square (New Jersey) reports, New Jersey trucking and fuel distribution trade groups are fighting legislation (A 4470) that would prohibit commercial trucks with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more from cruising in the left lane of any roadway with two or more lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction, and impose heightened penalties on violators. Backers say the prohibition is needed in the interests of traffic safety. Opponents claim the bill will lead to traffic congestion on major roadways and “needlessly” delay shipping. Current state law prohibits trucks from traveling in the far-left lane of roadways with at least three lanes running in the same direction, including the turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
Highway and Bridge Safety (Including COVID-19 Impacts) New Jersey New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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