Missouri lawmakers are willing to talk about I-70 tolls

Kansas City Business Journal

Missouri lawmakers appear eager to talk about charging tolls on Interstate 70, but they aren’t signaling whether such a measure might pass in Jefferson City, the Associated Press reports.

Members of the Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight welcomed the Missouri Department of Transportation’s willingness to start a discussion about turning I-70 into a toll road. Such a plan would allow the state to rebuild the highway without draining the budget for other work on roads and bridges.

Sen Bill Souffer, R-Napton and chairman of the joint committee, told the AP that discussion is needed, though he’s not sure a toll plan can pass in the Legislature.