THE USE OF TOLLS TO FINANCE BRIDGE AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

This paper is intended to present an overview of the procedure under which tolls are used to finance projects throughout the world; to briefly indicate the history of toll financing usage; to show some reasons for the adoption of the method and to indicate the results which have been achieved. There are no "free" roads. All roads are financed from some source; usually the source is the tax on the fuel used by the vehicles, frequently augmented by other tax means. There have been, of course, many methods used to develop transportation improvements over the years. As the growth of the automobile increased, the pressure for modern, up to date, paved surfaces has accordingly received more attention in all levels of government. The use of toll charges - a method in which the user pays for the bridge, tunnel, ferry or turnpike as he uses it - continues to have an appeal in specific cases. The now world wide use of this method of financing is the subject of this paper. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from the 9th IRF World Meeting, Roads Into the Future--Road Policy, Financing and Administration--TS1, held in Stockholm, June 1-5, 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

  P.O. Box 27115
  S-102 52 Stockholm,   Sweden 

  Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

  P.O. Box 27115
  S-102 52 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Miller, W
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 167-176
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB
  • Publisher: Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Conferences; Financing; Highway bridges; Highways; Road construction; State of the art reports; State of the art studies; Toll roads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 8525: Conference; 244: Financing; 2755: Highway; 3665: Road construction; 8588: State of the art report; 2702: Toll road; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345520
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM