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^ Top   #1   02.25.2008

Cybergal Truck Forum Supporter   Last Seen: 04.16.2009 05.42 AM Member Since: Oct 2008 Posts: 13,838 My Trucking Photos: 27 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked: 2,575 Times My Truckers Blog : 16

Arkansas governor says rural states unlikely to support toll roads Arkansas governor says rural states unlikely to support toll roads 2/25/08 Quote: WASHINGTON — While the federal transportation secretary says privately built toll roads can help meet states' transportation needs, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says rural areas don't have the traffic counts that will justify their construction. Speaking to the National Governors Association on Sunday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said private dollars are needed to meet highway needs, not just public funds that are subject to regular fights in Congress. The nation's current highway funding law expires in September 2009. Peters suggested replacing the current funding plan with a $400 billion network of privately funded toll roads and bridges — saying many investors are willing to step in. But Beebe said rural states don't generate enough traffic to justify private investment in toll roads and asked Peters why the United States was building roads overseas instead of making more funds available at home. Thetrucker>>>>>>>>

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prisonerofthehwy Ball and Chains   Last Seen: 1 Week Ago 06.08 PM Member Since: Sep 2007 Location: Somerset Kentucky Trucker? 1 Year Age: 26 Posts: 589 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 153 Thanked: 69 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by Cybergal Arkansas governor says rural states unlikely to support toll roads 2/25/08 Um.... isn't Mike Huckabee the Governor? __________________

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Quote: Originally Posted by prisonerofthehwy Um.... isn't Mike Huckabee the Governor? Beebe is the current governor. Huckabee is the former governor.

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