Placing tolls on interstate highways doesn’t work

Published March 22, 2014 12:00am ET



As Congress debates funding solutions for our national transportation needs, we will hear many suggestions, but tolls on existing interstates should not even be on the table.

There is little argument about the need for increased, sustainable funding for transportation infrastructure maintenance and construction. According to the Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money in September unless funding is increased.

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