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TOLL ROADS DEBATE * USA - Responding Fed. Gov. Decision to Reject Application to Toll I-80
Statement by Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association's (PMTA) President
Camp Hill,PA,USA -MarketWatch (CAL,USA) -Sept 12, 2008: -- Jim Runk, president of Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association (PMTA), issued the following statement in response to this announcement:
"The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association is encouraged that the federal government rejected Pennsylvania's application to toll I-80, one of the Commonwealth's central arteries and greatest assets. Throughout this process, we, along with many others in the highway community, have opposed the tolling of I-80 because of the burden it would place on our residents, businesses and commuters ... With the federal government planning to address national surface transportation infrastructure needs in 2009, we should be leery of speeding forward with a plan that does not take federal solutions into account. We all agree that Pennsylvania's infrastructure demands our attention now, but before we sell our greatest public asset to a for-profit, foreign entity, we should grant our legislators the time to consider the implications. Otherwise, we risk shirking our responsibility to keep Pennsylvania competitive for the future"...
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