Reporter Says TxDOT To Give LESS Tax $s to Regions With Tolls

Just one more reason TxDOT tolls come back to bite us on the ass. We all know that toll roads costs much more to build and maintain than free roads.

And now, Reporter Sam Merton of the Dallas Observer says AFTER regions build toll roads, they will get less gas tax dollars from TxDOT, than if they don't have as many tolls, in an article called "Paying the Toll, One Road at a Time":

"The way I saw it, TxDOT and the federal and state governments will be less willing to give funding to the region as a result of all the toll roads. When they look at Dallas, they’ll see a self-sustaining system with millions of dollars at its disposal."