Toll Roads Grow in Need State Exploring Possibility
Toll roads expand as traffic woes mount and states weigh charging motorists for new highways. Six states already operate toll roads with more considering laws, while critics cite double taxation and mis-spent funds. The AAA has shifted stance, acknowledging limited toll road justification when other funding fails.
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Toll roads show strong long term finance says UC study
A study by the Bureau of Public Administration at the University of California finds major oil projects financially sound over the long term. The Pennsylvania Turnpike is the only long operated project. New Jersey Turnpike is too new for conclusions. Five other toll roads boost traffic, ease congestion, and draw new business. over 30 million vehicles have paid 52 million dollars since 1940. Motorists pay one cent per mile, with commercial rates from two and a half to four cents per mile.
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New York Thruway Plans Toll Road Stretch to Buffalo
The nation’s largest toll road is under construction in New York state. It will span 535 miles from the Pennsylvania line to Buffalo and to New York City. The $500 billion thruway aims for completion in 1954 with an expected first-year net of 18 million dollars and a hoped doubling by 1965.
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Central Chemical Go Fire at Hagerstown Plant
A massive fire at Central Chemical Company in Hagerstown damaged a loading shed and burned large quantities of insecticide materials. George Jones, about 40, sustained severe burns and was hospitalized. Firemen fought for nearly 90 minutes as flames and dense smoke spread across the city, with officials estimating damage in the thousands.
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Python bites handler during photo pose at Frederick zoo
The News of Frederick reports Thureda pythorn nearly strangling a photographer when two keepers released the reptile loose as Child tried to manage it. The snake bit him on the arm, the second time in a year, prompting the decision to remove the animal.
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