Toll Roads Distribution in The United States
Qing Zhu, Fengxiang Qiao, Lei Yu
A toll road (or toll way, turnpike, pike, or toll highway) is a
roadway where drivers pay tolls (i.e. fees) for the use. In
addition to fuel tax or general tax funds, toll collection is an
alternative source of revenue generation [1]. Decision makings
of a toll road may depend on a lot of factors such as regional
economics, local and national policies, and even population
density. It is an interesting phenomenon that there are more toll
roads in the eastern part of The United States than in the
western part. However, there is no discussion and analysis
about this unbalanced distribution, not to say to explore the
reasons behind. This paper aims to find out if it is really true
that there are more toll roads in the eastern part of the U.S. than
in the western part, and the reasons for national toll roads
distribution through different analytical angles. The result can
help in the perfection of national and state roadway network and
toll roads designs in U.S., which will also be beneficial to the
development and improvement of toll roads and modern
highway system in developing countries and other developed
countries. Full Text
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