unpaid tolls

TxDOT's three month-long 90%-amnesty program on outstanding toll penalty fees garnered about 1.25% of scofflaw debt - $767k out of $61.6m. The recovery of unpaid tolls was much higher - $265k out of $3.2m or 8.3%. Recovery of violation fees was $501k out of $58.4m or about 0.9%.

10,580 people who took advantage of the 90% forgiveness program represented just over 7% of about 150,000 people with serious toll and penalty debts.

Top Texas officials have approved in principle a write-off of up to 90% of non-payment penalties on unpaid tolls that have accumulated on start-up pikes in Central Texas (Austin) and a small tollroad in the far northeast (Tyler). To take advantage of the amnesty motorists will have to:

- pay actual tolls due

- pay about 10% of accumulated violation fees, the exact percentage not yet decided