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The main purpose of road tolls isn’t to raise money – it’s to change behaviour. Critics who dismiss “congestion pricing” as just a government cash grab miss that fundamental point. But it’s amply made in a welcome new report by a cross-section of respected Canadian economists. Anyone trapped in stop-and-go traffic knows road space can be a rare and precious commodity, especially at rush hour. But with a few exceptions, it’s being given away free — available to drivers without [...]

Όταν στις αρχές του έτους ιδρύθηκε η  Hellaston έγινε κατανοητό ότι η χώρα είχε μόλις καλύψει την βασική της ανάγκη για μία "ομπρέλα" του δικτύου των ελληνικών αυτοκινητόδρομων, που δεν είναι πλέον και λίγοι. Εγνατία, Ολυμπία, Ιόνια, Αττική, Ε65, Αιγαίου, Νέα, Μορέας. Αυτοί οι δρόμοι που γεννήθηκαν την περασμένη δεκαετία και υπόσχονται καλύτερες μετακινήσεις, με ασφάλεια και ταχύτητα σε συνθήκες υψηλής ποιότητας δρόμου και υπηρεσιών ενώθηκαν για να διασφαλίσουν το μέλλον τους. 2.500 χιλιόμετρα αυτοκινητόδρομων αποκτά η χώρα και αυτό [...]

These were the unbelievable scenes as millions of Chinese drivers took to the country's roads during a week of national celebration. Hundreds of cars queued across dozens of lanes as holidaymakers tried to make it home for the end of the week-long National Day festival, which commemorates the creation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. The vehicles were travelling on the gigantic G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway, which has about 50 lanes in places. But these immense tailbacks - [...]

A new report issued by the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) in advance of the busy Fourth of July holiday travel season indicates that as Americans take to the roads this summer they will more often choose toll roads to get them to their destinations than in years past. The report, 2015 Report on Tolling in the US, reveals that the number of trips drivers have taken on tolls roads has increased 14 per cent over the last [...]