ALDOT Director Says US 280 Project would require tolls

http://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/story.asp?story=9965&headline=ALDOT%20Director%20Says%20U.S.%20280%20Project%20Would%20Require%20Tolls

State Transportation Director Joe McInnes said that in 2008, he wants to begin building elevated lanes on U.S. 280 east of Interstate 459 in Birmingham.

McInnes said the project is likely to require the use of tolls. But he called the project “critical” to addressing growing congestion on the popular — and heavily commercial — route from Shelby County to Jefferson County.

ALDOT Director Says U.S. 280 Project Would Require Tolls

http://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/ALDOT-Director-Says-US-280-Project-Would-Require-Tolls/9965/

EZ-Pass or EZ-Cash? Why Toll Roads Are a Bad Idea

"Electronic transponder technology, like E-ZPass, is making toll roads more palatable, but that doesn’t mean toll roads are good public policy.

Toll roads are an inefficient, backwards approach to providing public highways. Worse, they foster corruption, political patronage, and discourage needed improvements on the rest of the highway system."

-- James Baxter, President, National Motorists Association

http://blog.motorists.org/ez-pass-or-ez-cash-why-toll-roads-are-a-bad-idea/