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I hate toll roads, especially in this state where we pay hefty taxes for roads already. I won't use one unless there is no other way. A toll road was built where I lived south of San Diego some years ago. For the first month or so it was free to use. After that it was 50 cents per mile. I timed using the toll road against an alternate route not using it on a short trip I traveled frequently. The toll road took 5 minutes, while the alternate took 10 minutes. I sure wasn't going to pay fifty cents a minute to save 5 minutes. Others must have declined to use it also, since it went bankrupt in about two years. Construction and operation was contracted out to a private company which collected the tolls and paid a portion to the State and local authorities. When I go near enough to see it, it's still almost deserted.
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Marv Evans
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