This aint much different than the high tax they have placed on cigarettes. Pay the tax or dont smoke. Pay the toll or use other means to get to work. The road in our subdivision hasnt been resurfaced in over 35 years. There are hundreds of pot holes they have filled over the years. I be happy for them to resurface our road and make it a toll road. When we have contacted the state they say they know the road needs work but there is no money and not likely to be any. People who live in our subdivision also pay taxes.

My drive into work was 17min shorter. My drive home was 26min shorter. Total time saved 43min.

Not having to deal with stop and go traffic and crazy drivers on the road....Priceless!

Say what you want...I'll be using the Expressway on a daily basis!

"How dare NC give people the CHOICE to pay to use a new road or not pay to use an existing one...." --WooHoo2You

This is about like suggesting people can walk to work, too. They could, but we create paved roads and allow cars to allow people to be able to move more quickly.

All roads in NC, except this one, are paid for through taxes (or federal highways dollars, which are our taxes given back to us). Why is this one special? And why are a select group of people, specifically those living in SW Wake going to RTP required to pay a toll for efficient roads, while NE Wake citizens are not?

Just add the required cost of this road to the tax bill of all vehicles. It would likely only be $1 or $2 per driver per year.

In all seriousness, citizens of NC should take a stand to get rid of the tolling and disband the turnpike authority (whatever they are called). Who do we write to? I'll write a letter tomorrow if I knew who could do something to end this nonsense.

Curious to know how much traffic was on the road today. I drove over that new stretch about 3:45 PM and was surprised that there were actually more than 10 cars I could count. Given that it was not rush hour and some do not know the road is open, I was amazed. I wonder how many will travel that road once it starts costing money for the privilege of using the road?

I don't really see how it will make any money. People will take the road to save time. Money it will not likely save. Tolls far exceed cost of gas. If traffic moves from NC55 to this road, then 55 will be fairly clear. So, time it will not save, either.

The whole toll idea is nonsense. NC did not need toll roads for how many years? No we do? No, we do not. If the road is needed, collect taxes required to pay for it. We do that for all other roads.

I'd love to see the traffic counts for the Triangle Expressway vs. I-540. I'd also like to compare those numbers to DOT's projections. I can't imagine this toll road will ever make enough money to pay for the collection of the tolls, much less the construction of the highway itself. If they are able to pay for it, I can at least take comfort in the fact that the money didn't come out of my wallet.

Good luck with that.

How dare NC give people the CHOICE to pay to use a new road or not pay to use an existing one....

@Grandpeople... This ain't no English class.

"A toll is a toll, and a roll is a roll, and if we don't get no tolls, then we don't eat no rolls." .... Little John

I cant wait to do my own study with this. One week I will use the toll road for my routine travel to work and back. Average out the time, toll cost, fuel consumption along with fuel cost. Then do the same with my current route. I don't care about how much time it would save me, I care about the bottom line. How much money would I save?

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