Toll Talk: Joint Transportation Committee to Meet to Discuss Toll

The next step to approving the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge toll is quickly approaching!

For the tolling plan to be approved, it MUST pass through several steps and a hearing before the Joint Transportation Committee is one of them. This is not a meeting to approve the toll but is a meeting for the legislature to get public feedback on the toll. The meeting is set for Tuesday, August 22, we need your testimony on how this toll will affect your business! We need you to show up to the State Capitol on August 22 at 10 am in Room 1 ready to share your story.

In addition to sharing your testimony, please complete the 3 actions below to let lawmakers know that you oppose the toll.

VIEW LEGISLATIVE NOTICE

WE NEED YOU TO ACT NOW!

We NEED 3 ACTION ITEMS FROM YOU!

1.) Using this link, contact your state lawmakers to let them know you do not support this toll.

2.) Contact lawmakers that you know on the Transportation Committees. Their names and emails can be found here.

3.) Share this LMTA post on Facebook and any other social media platforms.

As we are sure you know by now, DOTD has released it's proposed toll on the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge.

Local Auto: $0.25 (Toll Tag) | N/A (Non-Toll Tag) | $0.13 (Peak Hour HOV Rate)
Auto: $2.55 (Toll Tag) | $3.75 (Non-Toll Tag) | $1.25 (Peak Hour HOV Rate)
Medium Truck: $2.55 (Toll Tag) | $3.82 (Non-Toll Tag) | N/A (Peak Hour HOV Rate)
Large Truck: $12.50 (Toll Tag) | $18.73 (Non-Toll Tag) | N/A (Peak Hour HOV Rate)

The truck toll would be $12.50. These proposed toll rates confirm what the LMTA predicted - this bridge will be funded largely by silently taxing the truckers.

This toll has the potential to add MILLIONS of dollars to medium and large carriers' operational costs. The Louisiana Motor Transport Association released a letter opposing the toll and it's impact on trucker (viewed here).