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Tolls to enter Oregon.

grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 53,466 ✭
edited February 2017 in General Discussion
quote:PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon transportation officials intend to seek federal approval for interstate tolls.

The Oregonian reports the tolls would fund I-5 work.

Oregon Department of Transportation Assistant Director Travis Brouwer said officials believe there will be open spots in the government's FAST Act program and they are researching next steps.

No openings have been confirmed by the Federal Highway Administration or the program's manager.

President Donald Trump has yet to fill posts in the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Brouwer said the people who fill these open jobs would be crucial to any decisions about tolling.

He said it would still take years to put tolls in place if federal approval is secured.
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    Dads3040Dads3040 Member Posts: 13,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Colorado and Oregon are about the same size in both area and population.

    The Colorado Transportation Department is about half the size of ODOT.

    Oregon politicians will never ask what all those public employee drones do all day...other than suck up funds and oxygen.
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    wpageabcwpageabc Member Posts: 8,760 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Death Taxes and toll...
    "What is truth?'
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    AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,066 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The interstates were built with federal funds when Eisenhower was president. I really don't know how the east gets away with charging tolls on interstates, but I'm guessing this will not fare well in the west.
    ?The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.?
    Margaret Thatcher

    "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
    Mark Twain
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    justpassinbyjustpassinby Member Posts: 107 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I flew over Oregon once in 1970 coming home from nam.[:)]
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    JunkballerJunkballer Member Posts: 9,191 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Federal & State highway funds for construction and repairs have been in effect for many decades.......can you say "per gallon fuel tax" [;)]. If the funds collected now would be spent wisely Tolls wouldn't be needed, enough dollars are coming in already [;)]. Bidding on projects are rigged, politicians want their share & they get it too [:(!]

    "Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee

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    montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 58,094 ******
    edited November -1
    I read it as 'TROLLS' to enter Oregon,
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    sxsnufsxsnuf Member Posts: 2,945 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Who would want to go there bad enough to pay a toll?
    Those who live out of state and commute to awregone already pay state income tax and get NOTHING for it, except a crappy commute on lousy roads.
    Arrivederci gigi
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    Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,748 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looks like we have a lot to look forward to. We are planning on spending a couple days of our huge road trip, in Oregon this summer.

    Jon
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    NeoBlackdogNeoBlackdog Member Posts: 16,727 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by justpassinby
    I flew over Oregon once in 1970 coming home from nam.[:)]

    It was an awesome place back then. We got an influx of stupid from somewhere and the whole damn place is going to hell in a hand-basket now.
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    1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    try entering chicago, you pay going in, you pay going out and several times
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    select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,453 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 1911a1-fan
    try entering chicago, you pay going in, you pay going out and several times


    They need drug tokens or 9mm bullets as money.
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    Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,748 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 1911a1-fan
    try entering chicago, you pay going in, you pay going out and several times


    I drove threw Chicago a few years ago and missed one of the tolls. I realized I wasn't going to be able to get over in time and drove through the I-Pass(or whatever it's called) lanes. I went online and paid the toll a few days later.

    Jon
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    BrookwoodBrookwood Member, Moderator Posts: 13,436 ******
    edited November -1
    Consider yourself lucky to get out of Chitcago ALIVE![:0]
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    mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,297 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    User fee works for me I will never go there :)
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    The benefits of living out west are slowly eroding. I weep for the future.[xx(][V]
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    jerrywh818jerrywh818 Member Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I live in Baker City, Eastern Oregon. I,m checking with Idaho to see if they are accepting anymore refugees from Oregon.
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    cbxjeffcbxjeff Member Posts: 17,452 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Joel, Getting in and out of Chicago alive should make you eligible for an award.
    It's too late for me, save yourself.
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    dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,162 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Alpine
    The interstates were built with federal funds when Eisenhower was president. I really don't know how the east gets away with charging tolls on interstates, but I'm guessing this will not fare well in the west.


    Well, Hawaii has "interstate" highways so I suppose anything's possible.
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    He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 50,977 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What I saw was OK, but I would not pay to get in.
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    CaptFunCaptFun Member Posts: 16,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dfletcher
    quote:Originally posted by Alpine
    The interstates were built with federal funds when Eisenhower was president. I really don't know how the east gets away with charging tolls on interstates, but I'm guessing this will not fare well in the west.


    Well, Hawaii has "interstate" highways so I suppose anything's possible.

    I-16 only goes from Macon Georgia to to Savannah. (With a huge time warp along the way. That drive seems like it takes 18 hours...)
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    skicatskicat Member Posts: 14,431 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by cbxjeff
    Joel, Getting in and out of Chicago alive should make you eligible for an award.


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