What is “new facility tolling?
While tolling roads and bridges is common practice in other states and nations in the industrialized world, Oregon currently has no toll roads and only two toll bridges. Research indicates that Oregonians support tolling, if at all, only on new projects providing some transportation advantage not currently existing. Experience elsewhere indicates the most likely candidate projects for tolling from an economic perspective are large bridges and highly traveled limited-access highways. The task force believes that construction of some of the more expensive and complex transportation projects in Oregon are more likely to be built and on a shorter timeframe if they are tolled. The task force recommends tolling new facilities wherever practicable.
