Finally, SAFETEA-LU expanded the authorization for tolling projects on the interstate highway system. Indiana and Texas are expected to access this authority for development of their portions of I-69, a new interstate extending from the Texas border to Canada. The Express Lanes program will facilitate capacity expansions of congested urban corridors through the use of time of day
pricing and electronic tolling. And our overtaxed and deteriorated Interstates, such as I-81 in Virginia and I-70 in Missouri can be reconstructed and expanded using toll revenues to attract private investment where state and federal dollars are otherwise limited or unavailable.