Sentences with phrase «state toll highways»

Not exact matches

If anyone is still dreaming that all of the state's problems will be solved with a drive - by casino, legalized marijuana and a few highway toll cameras, they need to wake up.

With a divided legislature in 2017, some of the most controversial proposals did not get passed despite the majority leaders supporting them including legalizing marijuana and installing tolls on state highways.

Lawmakers spent a lot of time talking about meaty issues, including establishing a system of paid family and medical leave, reinstituting tolls on state highways and setting up new measures to address police accountability, but in the end, a lack of consensus scuttled chances for a vote.

«We don't have tolls on any of our state highways, so we don't have revenue generating mechanisms for many of the projects,» said Robert Zerrillo, the acting director of policy and planning for the state Department of Transportation.

But state leaders at the time decided to keep it a tolled highway.

The Thruway will have no toll increases until at least 2020 and nearly 1 million regular users of the highway would be eligible for a state tax credit to offset tolls they do pay, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed as part of his pre-State of the State budget address rolstate tax credit to offset tolls they do pay, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed as part of his pre-State of the State budget address rolState of the State budget address rolState budget address rollout.

Several Democratic gubernatorial candidates at a forum on transportation Friday said they support electronic tolling on the state's highways and one unaffiliated candidate said legislators should revisit the controversial mileage tax, where drivers are charged based on how much they drive.

Other states, like Massachusetts, has cashless tolling on their highways.

Like other proposed funding solutions, including the tax on vehicle miles traveled, highway tolls are controversial, especially in the parts of the state most likely to be impacted by tolls.

The New York State Thruway Authority begins hearings later this week on whether to impose a nearly 50 % toll hike on trucks that use the toll highway.

And Cuomo said that his thruway proposal could eventually pave the way toward totally eliminating tolls for all motorists on the state highway.

But Rovero is gearing up for the 2018 legislative session that will likely include controversial votes on electronic highway tolls and spending in the second year of the two - year, $ 41.3 billion state budget.

Connecticut Senate President Len Fasano, R - North Haven, said on Wednesday that highway tolls are not a realistic option for the state in its effort to close its budget shortfall.

The New York State Thruway Authority begins hearings later this week on whether to impose a nearly 50 percent toll hike on trucks that use the toll highway.

The reintroduction of highway tolls is expected to be a flashpoint in the state's legislative session that begins this week.

Malloy is going to make his budget speech to lawmakers on Wednesday, and he says it'll include a plan for electronic tolls on state highways by 2023.

Highway tolls and fixing the state's budget deficit are expected to be at the top of their agenda.

With highway tolls off the table, House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz says the state legislature now needs to block rail and bus fare hikes that could happen in less than two months.

The project consists of three contiguous toll highways serving the Austin metropolitan region and the Austin - San Antonio corridor: (i) State Highway (SH) 45 North - 13 miles, four to six lanes; (ii) Loop 1 - 3 - mile extension from Parmer Lane to SH 45 North; and (iii) SH 130 (Segments 1 - 4)- a new, 49 - mile, four - lane tollway.

Directions to MLG Auto From Sam Houston Toll way Take State Highway 249N / TX - 249 N Towards Tomball, 16 miles and 28115 Autumn Ln will be on your right.

In the nearly 20 years since the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) began publishing crashworthiness ratings for consumer information, great progress has been made in reducing the toll from motor vehicle crashes in the United States.

Or could it be that Verizon wants to be a pal and help New Yorkers access up to $ 3400 in federal tax credits and (if the state legislature approves Governor Pataki's plan) more than $ 5,400 in savings through discounted highway tolls and state tax credits?

Nationally, the death toll is rising on the highways of the United States.

There are several major metropolitan areas in the state, and networks of highways, toll roads, freeways and other roads stretch from the panhandle to the Florida Keys.

It's already being offered on State Route 91 - Express in Orange County, Calif., on I - 15 in San Diego, on Highway 4076 Express Toll Route in Toronto, and in Singapore.