CHARGING: LEAD OR BE LED?

This series of articles focus on the problem of financing new highways and maintaining old ones, noting that investment in maintenance and new highway structure over the next 20 years in the United States alone could run to $2 trillion. One article gives an overview of programs taking place, with the theme that toll roads may be the only answer. An accompanying article describes the success of ring roads with tolls around historic city centers in Norway, while another suggests that public-private partnerships are the key to transportation solutions. In Denmark, a state guaranteed model is being examined. In this scenario, the state loans money for construction and operation, and is then repaid through income generated by the project over 30 years. Finally, a program in Portugal is described that moves from real tolls to shadow tolls.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/35183091
• Supplemental Notes:
  • July/August 2005
• Corporate Authors:

  Route One Publishing Limited

  Horizon House, Azalea Drive
  Swanley, Kent  United Kingdom  BR8 8JR
• Authors:
  • Smith, P
• Publication Date: 2005-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 50-52
• Serial:
  • ITS International
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 1463-6344
  • Serial URL: http://www.itsinternational.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated toll collection; High occupancy toll lanes; Road pricing; Toll roads
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01006965
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 8 2005 7:33AM