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S Africa's e-toll imperiled by protests, split in government, and judge's stay on start of tolling
By Peter Samuel on May 15, 2012
2012-05-15: The future of South Africa's all-electronic toll system is in serious question following a court injunction against the planned start of tolling, and the resignation of Nazir Alli, the longtime chief executive of SANRAL (South Africa National Roads Authority Ltd,) the national government's toll authority.
Brooklyn borough president: "Get investors, pension funds to rebuild NY/I-278 BQE/Gowanus"
By Peter Samuel on December 10, 2011
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has written Andrew Cuomo the New York state governor lambasting the decision to
abandon planning for a rebuild and modernization of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) and the Gowanus Expressway (GE), both NY/I-278 and urging they be financed with a public private partnership and pension fund i
Good police work allows toll protest but prevents threatened obstruction on WV Turnpike
By Peter Samuel on August 3, 2009
Good police work on the West Virginia Turnpike allowed a trio of politicians to stage a publicity generating protest against toll increases while preventing threatened obstruction.
Penny protest produces minor disruptions in Merrimack NH
By Peter Samuel on August 27, 2007
Minor disruptions were produced yesterday in a toll protest in which drivers were asked by local politicians to pay in pennies (one cent pieces) in Merrimack New Hampshire. In the morning rush hour the protest flopped.
Toll collectors and coin machines appeared to handle the penny payments just fine, and traffic flowed
through the toll plazas as usual.
NON-PROFIT PROPOSAL:91X guys angry with us, lawyer writes
By Peter Samuel on October 28, 1998NON-PROFIT PROPOSAL:91X guys angry with us, lawyer writes
Originally published in issue 32 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Oct 1998.
Page:15
Subjects:protest libel threat
Facilities:91X
Sources:Hulsizer Hausdorfer
Lockheed rebuked - hearing excerpts
By Peter Samuel on December 6, 1996Lockheed rebuked - hearing excerpts
Originally published in issue 10 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Dec 1996.
Page:2
Subjects:protest complaint
Facilities:NJ New Jersey Turnpike
Agencies:NJTA
Locations:NJ
Poor Lockheed a public flogging
Highway-212 stuck in Minnesota deep freeze
By Peter Samuel on October 12, 1996Highway-212 stuck in Minnesota deep freeze
Originally published in issue 8 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Oct 1996.
Page:4
Subjects:protest
Facilities:MN-212
Agencies:MNDOT
Locations:MN Minneapolis
