CONGESTION PRICING ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE: FINAL REPORT OF 1995-1996 FIELD TRIALS AND SURVEYS

The 1995-1996 congestion pricing trials on the Maine Turnpike did not result in effective traffic management, but a great deal has been learned that suggests that the unique conditions of the Maine Turnpike, including the high proportion of tourist traffic and the weekend traffic peaks, are not an insurmountable barrier to using congestion pricing. If the Turnpike Authority and Maine State Government can build on this foundation in the future, there is every prospect of a better transportation system for Maine that will serve the state well for many years to come.

• Corporate Authors:

  Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs

  University of Southern Maine
  , ME  United States 
• Authors:
  • Colgan, C S
  • Quinlin, G
  • Nelson, R
  • Tietenberg, T
  • Anderson, R
  • Clary, B
• Publication Date: 1997-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 72 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; Field studies; Tourists; Traffic measurement; Weekends
• Geographic Terms: Maine
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00758824
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 25 1999 12:00AM