Turnpike privatization has negative impact
Source: UPI, Jan. 15, 2008 at 2:33 PM
A study suggests privatizing U.S. toll roads might result in significant diversions of truck traffic that could cause increased accidents and costs. Penn State University Assistant Professor Peter Swan and Michael Belzer of Wayne State University used federal and Ohio Turnpike data to conclude that if governments allow private toll road operators to maximize profits, higher tolls will divert trucks to local roads -- and that is important for economic and social reasons.
...... The study was presented Monday in Washington during the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
Penn State news release: Toll road privatization may result in indirect impacts