伊利诺伊州明年通行费上涨 60%,以资助交通升级并避免 CTA、Metra 和 Pace 的危机。
Illinois tolls rise 60% next year to fund transit upgrades and avoid crises for CTA, Metra, and Pace.
在一项 15 亿美元的交通资金法案通过后,从明年开始,伊利诺伊州司机将面临伊利诺伊州收费公路通行费增加 60%(每次行程 45 美分)。
Illinois drivers will face a 60% toll increase—45 cents per trip—on the Illinois Tollway starting next year, following passage of a $1.5 billion transit funding bill.
这一上升可能给Rockford-O-Hare之旅增加1.35美元,目的是防止CTA、Metra和Pace的金融危机,同时资助系统升级和一个新的北伊利诺斯州交通管理局。
The rise, which could add $1.35 to a Rockford-to-O’Hare trip, aims to prevent financial crises for CTA, Metra, and Pace while funding system upgrades and a new Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
国家表示该计划避免征收新税, 但批评者, 包括农村居民, 质疑农村司机是否公平补贴城市过境使用。
The state says the plan avoids new taxes, but critics, including rural residents, question the fairness of rural drivers subsidizing urban transit use.
变更将于明年生效,需要得到适当资金的转发器。
Changes take effect next year, requiring properly funded transponders.