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Michigan governor Snyder sponsors bill for new Detroit-Windsor bridge
Posted on Tue, 2011-04-12 15:02
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is sponsoring a bill to establish a New International Trade Crossing (NITC) Authority to form a partnership with the Canadians and allow the financing of a new Detroit River toll bridge to Canada downriver of the Ambassador. The bill does not give the new state authority a name but we'll call it the NITCA ('nitka') using the Governor's office naming of the project NITC.
Maine governor says wants to abolish Turnpike, have state DOT run tollroad
Posted on Sat, 2011-02-19 23:32
Maine Governor Paul Le Page told a town Hall meeting in Westbrook ME Friday that he wanted to do away with the Maine Turnpike Authority and transfer responsibility for the turnpike to the state department of transportation. His statement was received with applause.
Michigan Governor becomes big supporter of new Detroit River toll bridge
Posted on Mon, 2011-02-14 00:13
The new Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (Republican) has transformed himself in his short few weeks in office from a bridge skeptic to a bridge booster - for the new public-private toll bridge downstream of the Ambassador Bridge. The Governor's press office has taken to putting out statements of support for the new bridge by outside groups and keying them to Snyder's new advocacy line.
Governor Corbett "went ballistic" on hearing about Penn Pike jobs
Posted on Mon, 2011-01-31 22:37Governor Tom Corbett "went ballistic" last week on hearing that the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission had made two senior
appointments without consulting his office. We heard this from two separate sources today. They said independently that Corbett is very angry that the Commission made the appointments before his representative, Barry Schoch could take his position at a Turnpike Commission meeting.
All electronic tolling embraced by LePage, likely next governor of Maine
Posted on Thu, 2010-09-09 15:54
Likely next governor of Maine, Republican Paul LePage favors all-electronic tolling (AET) at the crucial
southern leg of the Maine Turnpike (I-95).
NJ Gov Christie says Delaware River 'Port' Authority reforms don't go far enough - more vetoes
Posted on Thu, 2010-09-02 18:55
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (Repub) today racheted up pressure on the Delaware River Port Authority - a bistate toll bridge operator in Philadelphia with no port but a hemorrhaging suburban rail line PATCO and a variety of 'economic development' rackets - holding a press conference outside its head offices to announce more vetoes of its 'minutes' and to denounce its board of commissioners for fake reforms.
New Republican governor Christie clashes with New Jersey Turnpike - contracts vetoed
Posted on Thu, 2010-03-18 22:48
The new Republican administration in Trenton is clashing with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in a sharp change from years of quiet and harmony under Democrats. Governor Chris Christie today made use of a veto power to block five professional services contracts approved by the Turnpike and issued a strong reprimand:
NJ Turnpike consolidator McGreevey tabloid fodder, New NTTA director (PERSONNEL)
Posted on Wed, 2008-05-21 20:44James McGreevey was a hard charging, order screaming governor who, good or bad, had a lasting impact on American tollroads during his short term in office Jan 2002 to Nov 2004. He came to office promising to consolidate the state's three tollroads into one super-efficient entity.
IL Governor to Manage Toll Plazas
Posted on Tue, 2000-04-04 13:48IL Governor to Manage Toll Plazas
Originally published in issue 48 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Apr 2000.
Page:3
Subjects:micromanagement governor intervenes
Facilities:Illinois Tollway ISTHA
Agencies:ISTHA Illinois Tollway
Locations:Chicago IL
Sources:Ryan
Corrections Wrong Swede Sydney tolls
Posted on Fri, 1998-02-06 22:00Corrections Wrong Swede Sydney tolls
Originally published in issue 24 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Feb 1998.
Page:5
Subjects:Minnesota governor Sydney tolling
Facilities:Eastern Distributor I-394 HOT
Locations:MN Sydney
CORRECTIONS
Wrong Swede
