The state of Indiana has been debating a funding bill that would vastly expand the state’s toll roads and likely place tolls at the Michigan state line. That plan got much closer to reality after it was passed by the Indiana Senate.
Currently the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 80-90 across much of the state) runs along the northern tier of Indiana counties and within mere feet of the Michigan border. Many who reside in communities like Sturgis, Niles and New Buffalo are no stranger to commuting on the Toll Road. But an expansion of tolls at the Michigan line on interstates that connect Michigan and Indiana would likely feel very different.
Specifically, the bill passed in Indianapolis would, if signed by the Governor – and there’s no reason to think it won’t be as the state house and legislature is fully under Republican control – authorize the state to request a toll road waiver from the federal Department of Transportation to allow Indiana to levy tolls on all other interstates within its borders…