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share of the goods produced in
America's industrial heartland," ATA
President and CEO Bill Graves said.
"We're happy to see Ohio eschew
the dangerous and irresponsible
proposal to turn the Turnpike over to
private, for-profit entities."
Under the plan announced today
by Gov. Kasich, Ohio will keep toll
rates in line with inflation, and use
the revenue generated to sell bonds
to pay for highway and bridge
improvements primarily on and near
the Turnpike.
"We will continue to work with
and educate state officials about
the dangers of privatization, and of
imposing tolls on existing interstate
highways. We urge states to avoid
the siren song of Wall Street and
fully examine the true costs of
privatization, as Ohio has, and look
for other, less risky ways to pay for
their roads and bridges."
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"Gov. Kasich's plan is a much
more responsible approach to
infrastructure funding than taking a
one-time payment and surrendering
control of a valuable corridor to a
private group," Graves said. "This new
plan will almost certainly avoid steep
increases in freight transportation
costs, as well as the diversion of
large trucks onto smaller secondary
roads that privatization would have
produced. We are grateful to the
Governor for his willingness to work
with the Ohio Trucking Association
to find a solution that is fair to the
trucking industry."
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