Evening star., 1962-09-17

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Idaho Department Of Highways
is proud his State has no toll
roads.
Hawaii managed to land 48
miles on the interstate system,
none toll.
Kentucky has a 45-mile sec
ton between Louisville and
Elizabethtown Incorporated into
the interstate system as a toll
road. But it will be free of tolls
by 1872 and Highway Commits
sioner Henry Ward hopes that,
after the entire 41,00O-mile
system is built, Federal reim-
bursement for the Nation
other toll roads will lift tolls
from the entire system.
Maryland has no toll roads
now, but is building one be-
tween Baltimore and the Della
ware line.
Minnesota and Montana an
Swered the questionnaire, in
dicating pride in no toll roads.
Missouri has only two bridges
as toll facilities on the system.
Nevada's Department. of
Highways said: I'm happy to
inform you that Nevada has no
toll facilities, neither highway
nor bridge"
New Mexico has "1,0OS miles
of interstate system crossing
the State, all Of which win be
free Of toll charges" writes
State Engineer Robert w. De
La Rue.
North Dakota's Highway
Commissioner Walter r. Hjelle
reports no toll roads in his
State and adds he would be
would be happy to see other
States get partially" reim-
bursed for their interstate toll
facilities, "if acceptable meth
DDS can be found without cur
tailment Of the interstate pro-
gram and without disturbance
of the highway trust fund"
Oregon's Chairman Glenn L.
jackson Of its State Highway
Commission has only q one
mile Columbia River bridge as
q toll facility on the interstate
system.
Intermixture Raped
South Dakota's Donald A.
Haggar. director Of its De-
partment Of Highways, not
only is happy that his State
has no toll roads, but fatty
states: I'VE consider the in
termixture of toll and free in
terstate highways as objection
able" He added that such
conditions are reluctantly ac-
cepted because Of revenue
problems faced by some States
where there has been a di-
version Of highway revenue to
other than highway purposes.
OF 3,024 miles on the inter-
state system in Texas, only 80
miles between Dallas and Fort
Worth, built before the 1856
act, are toll facilities. j. C.
Dingwall, assistant Texas State
highway engineer, would like
to see Uncle Sam reimburse
the States for their interstate
toll facilities. .
Engineer Manager j. H.
Davis of the Texas Turnpike
Authority says he does not
regard intermixture of toll and
free roads as q violation Of the
intent or spirit Of the 1856
act 80 long as there is some
type Of reimbursement /.
which would eliminate the
tolls" He thinks that reim-
bursement could include both
substitute mileage and early
elimination Of the tolls.
Virginia Pays Cash
Virginia has only 81 miles
Of toll roads on the interstate
system. Edward G. Joyner,
project information director Of
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
and tunnel district in the
Norfolk area. said that the
States pay-as-you-go highway
construction policy keeps it out
Of debt, "but under it our road
construction lags behind other
States which build bond roads" :"
Commissioner H. H. Harris
Of Virginia'S Department of
Highways regards intermixture
of toll and free interstate high
ways as a violation of the spirit
and intent of the 1856 Highway
Act, but doesn't think motor
lists are being "gyped" when
they have to pay both highway
user taxes and tolls (because
alternate routes are available
to toll roads,. He favors toll
road reimbursement for substi-
tute mileage, made on the basis
of the cost of construction, ex-
elusive of bond interest and
expense. He also thinks tolls
can be eliminated for inter-
state toll facilities if States
would appropriate funds for
such purpose.
Tomorrow: The ''BIue Chips, /"