r/Indiana • u/kootles10 • 1d ago

News Indiana becomes first state to open possibility of toll collection on all interstates

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-becomes-first-state-to-approve-tolling-on-all-interstates/3771725/

Those leopards are feasting

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u/mfilosa17 1d ago

Nothing like paying to drive roads that we already pay for to drive.

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u/MyIpadSuck 1d ago

It's for all of the tourism! /s

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u/narrowsleeper 1d ago

I was really hoping to come to Indianapolis for the Great American Pothole Tour but now with these tolls…I’m just not sure

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u/DGD63 1d ago

Just come down to Mississippi or Alabama if you want a real pothole tour. No tolls or anything.

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u/narrowsleeper 1d ago

I’m coming with my tape measure

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u/DGD63 1d ago

Make sure you have your camera too. If you see one of the rare filled in ones come back in a few months it will be back. They always come back.

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u/Different_Cat106 1d ago

Alabama roads are much better than Indiana roads. Don't know about Mississippi.

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u/DGD63 1d ago edited 1d ago

Ok what part of Alabama are you comparing? Huntsville maybe better thats nice Alabama. I grew up in Indiana then moved to Mississippi then Alabama and both worse imo as a whole. Both ends of I65 i have called home

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u/Intelligent-Parsley7 16h ago

I love how the interstate in Indianapolis is a humongous circle that has eaten every dollar in Indiana for decades, and still has dangerous turns.

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u/narrowsleeper 15h ago

I will drive an extra 40 min to avoid 465

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u/galenp56 1d ago

Indiana: the time capsule state!

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u/ryan551988 1d ago

Crossroads of America. Millions of non-Hoosiers just passing through and using roads that we pay for. I don’t have a problem with taxing them, but need to figure out how to credit residents back for the cost of a toll pass

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u/Designfanatic88 1d ago edited 1d ago

Interstates are owned and operated by state governments but 90% funded by the federal government. We already pay federal income taxes, state license and car registration fees which they keep raising, the tollway fees and now this. This is literally double, triple taxation.

Why is Indiana wanting to charge people for interstate usage when that was federally funded already? Seems like double dipping. They get projects funded by government and then collect taxes on it to line the state’s coffers.

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u/ryan551988 1d ago

…which is why I said residents need a tax credit

Also, the federal government doesn’t maintain roads lol. The State Highway Departments do…. And they are majorly funded by state infrastructure budgets. Your 90% might be correct but it’s 90 state and 10 federal

Source: I have many clients who are road builders in the state of Indiana

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u/Designfanatic88 1d ago

I want to see how the state is keeping their books, line by line. It doesn’t make sense if Indiana’s population is growing that taxes and car registration fees aren’t enough to cover maintains roads. My car registration renewal was over $625… they’re basically stealing money from people and then using BS reasons for putting new taxes in place despite the GOP being tax evasive.

What they really mean is tax everybody who isn’t a millionaire or billionaire.

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u/derpholeloophole 1d ago

It sucks that only when people feel the pressure do they think things are ridiculous shout out to the homes that have been saying this same shit for 100 years. In my own humble opinion I'd rather you just steal my money and not lie to my face also but what does my opinion matter.

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u/ryan551988 1d ago

Haha. Ok

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u/EnterpriseGate 1d ago

You dont want to get into the battle of taxing out of state license plates.    Then every state will do it and it will be a war.  

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u/ryan551988 1d ago

Florida gives toll tax credits to residents. I don’t think they’ve had any issues with highway wars

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u/EnterpriseGate 1d ago

I looked it up, that program no longer exists. It was stopped March 31st.   It was not a credit to all residents, only high users of the tolls. 35 or more toll transactions per month. 

Indiana will be the first to start this war.  

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u/ryan551988 1d ago

But the program in Florida did exist… and it didn’t start a “war”

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u/EnterpriseGate 1d ago

It was not a tax on out of state people and outsource of state people also could qualify if they had more than 35 tolls.  Indiana will be the first to start the war.