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North Carolina breaks ground on first toll road
North Carolina breaks ground on first toll road
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Construction is under way on North Carolina’s first toll road.
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority has broken ground on the 18.8-mile Triangle Expressway, a three-stage project with an estimated cost of just under $1 billion.

Funding comes from a combination of sources, which include a $386 million federal loan to be repaid from toll proceeds and $600 million in bonds. North Carolina will also kick in money that was previously diverted from the state’s highway trust fund.

Toll rates for trucks have not been set, but officials estimate 13 cents to 15 cents per mile for passenger vehicles.

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Somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 million a mile to build. That seems pretty expensive!!
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Money is no problem here. They just raise taxes and fees on everything, like they just did this month.
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My home state is growing up!
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My home state is growing up!
But still acting like babies.
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i have roots in jones county too..pretty soon everywhere will be taxed to death
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Somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 million a mile to build. That seems pretty expensive!!
Some States are just not smart enough (or have forgotten how) to get the best use out of their inmate populations. THAT is how you repay a debt to society - by doing something to improve it and yourself.
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