Dems use tax money to hire "expert" paid to report "tolls great!"-----New study finds tolls on 14 highways could bring in $1B for Michigan's road improvement | WWMT

New study finds tolls on 14 highways could bring in $1B for Michigan's road improvement | WWMT
LANSING, Mich. — The debate over potential toll roads in Michigan has a new entry - as a lawmaker-commissioned study shows drivers may see a benefit from adding tolls to highways across the Lower Peninsula, with the funds used to improve state infrastructure.
An expert analysis of Michigan's 31 highways conducted by engineering company HNTB found the state could make a $1 billion income by putting up 14 toll roads - including large sections of I-96, 94, and 131.




One plan would see drivers charged about six cents per mile, though trucks could have to pay four times as much (24 cents/mile). 

The study also suggests discount programs be put in place for low-income drivers (democrat voters).
Any toll roads would need to be approved by the newly Democrat-led Legislature, and the study is an early step in seeing the feasibility and impact of toll road implementation...