Go faster toll roads

[waynne]

Interesting developments are afoot with the proposal that private sector companies build toll roads alongside busy congested routes giving drivers the option of paying to use faster less congested roads.

Would this work? Would you pay to go faster if it only meant avoiding congestion? If these toll roads had an autobahn style speed limits would that interest you more?

[Zwaf]

Here are egsample from my homeland.
Before we build highways directing to the south of Croatia we got pretty congested roads during summer. After the highways are opened the congestion moved toward the highways. I still use old roads. I like to drive them because they provide great panoramas and they are quite curvie at moments. I am glad now people who do not like to drive can go to the highway and move out of my way!

[Yugguy]

Where would they put them though? There's enough resistance to building ordinary roads let alone new ones. I wish they'd extend the M6 toll all the way up though.

[bigbadjoe]

Who would pay for and maintain the sign's, lights, roads, markings and so on. Or would it be a do it yourself job?

The owners of these roads would have to pay the councils to maintain them. Thus making them a priority (as its a way of them getting more money) thus leaving the motorist who is happy to sit in a busy queue with a road that needs repaired.

I think it is robbing peter to pay pall to be fair. Not a fan of them. (Maybe because I live no where near Birmingham, Manchester or London)

[Jakeymd]

I had this idea a few months ago! Who has been reading my thoughts??

Next they'll be stealing my other idea and start advertising on tanks to raise money for the military. Who wants to know more about my idea??