It is a bummer. My inlaws own a company in New albany routinely has trucks going back and forth over the river. Its going to add a huge overhead when they close the sherman minton down for repairs (which I heard is going to happen in the near future)
...when they close the sherman minton down for repairs (which I heard is going to happen in the near future)
The only (repeat only) problem with any tolls is that they do not go away, become a permanent part of the budget and increase with time.
Once the pig gets his nose under the wire you can either put up with it or make sausage. But, uh, in this case the pig runs the farm.
Yep, nothing is as permanent as a temporary tax increase.
Yep, nothing is as permanent as a temporary tax increase.
I'm surprised it's not more of a hot-button issue, especially since it seems like it's pretty stupid pricey to go over a bridge.
We avoided it on our last trip south by using I-64, and I can't help but feel that it's going to backfire on them in terms of increased traffic on alternate routes and lower traffic to downtown hot spots. I jokingly said to my wife we should park at Kingfish and just walk over the 31 bridge to the Yum Center next time we go to a concert.
New I-65 and I-265 bridges open, tolls for trucks cost $10-$12 | Overdrive - Owner Operators Trucking Magazine
Tell me about it. In the 80s they assesed an extra 1% tax on prepared foods to pay for the Hoosier Dome in Marion County.
That evolved into the RCA dome and was subsequently torn down in 2008.
Even though the dome is gone, (and presumably paid for) the tax is still here, going strong.
In lieu of tolls, would some of you support a higher gasoline excise tax, which is $0.0184/gal nationally and has been there since 1993?
And the Capital Improvements Board owed more when it was torn down than they borrowed to build it. Let quasi government appointed boards borrow money and you can't even vote them out.Tell me about it. In the 80s they assesed an extra 1% tax on prepared foods to pay for the Hoosier Dome in Marion County.
That evolved into the RCA dome and was subsequently torn down in 2008.
Even though the dome is gone, (and presumably paid for) the tax is still here, going strong.