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Under Hogan's toll-lane proposal, there won't be any "congestion relief" for people in the non-toll lanes, because if the non-toll lanes are moving without back-ups, then nobody will pay for the tolls. And if nobody pays for the tolls, then Transurban won't make a profit. And if Transurban doesn't make a profit, guess who'll pay Transurban to make up for it? Yes, you're right: Maryland taxpayers.[/quote]

Plenty of people will use the toll lanes, even if it's not that congested. It will be free to HOV-3+ drivers, just like in VA. That will get vehicles off the non-tolled lanes. [/quote]

We already have that now. No need to build anything.

That does raise a question, though. If the only cars that use the HOT lanes are carpools, and carpools don't have to pay tolls, how will Transurban make a profit?

And another question: if Transurban doesn't make a profit from tolls, who will be on the hook for making up the lost revenue? Because Transurban isn't going to just keep on operating the lanes at a loss.[/quote]

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