New Indiana law clears path for InDOT to request tolling waiver

New Indiana law allows the state DOT to seek a tolling waiver
The state of Indiana has given its Department of Transportation the authority to request a federal waiver that would allow it to add toll lanes to interstate highways.

The measure was included in a transportation funding bill that passed the state’s legislature and was signed into law on May 1.

According to reporting from the Indiana Capital Chronicle, Indiana lawmakers in 2017 gave the state’s governor the power to add tolls to roads and bridges in the state, but action was never taken by former Gov. Eric Holcomb.

This year’s legislation updates the language around adding tolls in the state and gives the Indiana DOT the authority, with the governor’s approval, to request a waiver from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to toll lanes of interstate highways. If a waiver were granted, the Indiana legislature would not have to pass approving legislation.

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