Report: Rush-hour tolls would stem traffic, postpone road building

Creating rush-hour tolls for local highways could help alleviate traffic jams and allow more cars without building new roads, according to a federal study.

The report, commissioned by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, calls for decreasing rush-hour traffic by 10 to 14 percent. If traffic were reduced by that amount, delays could be cut by up to 80 percent.