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Article: Doyle open to toll roads Falling gas tax revenue needs to be replaced to fund highways, governor says
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 19, 2009
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Gov. Jim Doyle signaled for the first time Wednesday that he
would be open to charging tolls on Wisconsin highways, possibly for
express lanes, as the state seeks to replace falling gas tax revenue
in the years ahead.
"I hate the idea of tolls," but the state must find new ways to
pay for roads and other transportation, Doyle told Journal Sentinel
editors and writers.
Although the governor did not specifically advocate tolls, even
entertaining the concept is a sharp turnaround from his 2003 vow
that "as long as I am governor, we will not have toll roads in
Wisconsin."
Doyle also said unofficial cost estimates for rebuilding the Zoo
Interchange in western Milwaukee County are "more than ...