IL highway toll scam (Chicago, Lincoln: calculator, maintenance, price)

[GWoodle]

Originally Posted by karlsch

The real ripoff was I-90 from Chicago to Rockford and the Wisconsin border.

To finance the original construction, it was established as a toll road. When the tolls paid off the construction, it was then to be free.

However, when it was paid off, they changed their minds and continued to collect tolls anyway. The revenue source was too good to pass up.

Same deal on I-80 from Joliet to Gary as you pass thru Lansing. Toll + congestion backs up traffic for miles.

I'm from TN & we don't have ANY toll roads. I'll go out to IL 47 to avoid paying any toll. No tolls from Champaign north.

[Master Jay]

Good morning,

I have not taken tolls since 2018. And the only reason I used the toll system then, is because my THEN girlfriend presented me with an I-Pass so I could come down to the Bolingbrook area, given it is very difficult to get from Milwaukee to Bolingbrook without using tolls.

But since becoming a free agent, I choose to stay away from that part of Illinois anyway (although I would like to check out Naperville; and I COULD take the back roads if I wanted to road trip!).

I am VERY fortunate that I can take any amount of roads that travel between Wisconsin and Illinois (Highway 83, Highway 45, Highway 21 (from Gurnee), Highway 43 (from Waukegan), Highway 41, Highway 31, AND Highway 32)!!!!

[Sunbiz1]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

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Why are IL Tollroads in such poor shape anyway?

1. Funds are diverted to other expenses.
2. Low bidders always are awarded municipal contracts, which is a horrible practice; when you consider they have to use cheap materials in order to get the job. That's why our roads have to be repaved so often, instead of doing it right the first time; they prefer to waste even more $ doing it repeatedly.

[wase4711]

actually, the Illinois Road Builders Union, one of the strongest in this state, pretty much dictates the way these shady bids are awarded; they make sure the spec reads so that low quality crap is used, that way, they know they will have to repave roads constantly here, keeping their members working

The state doesnt care about keeping residents happy and safe, they care about Union support and this is a prime example of that..

[Kluch]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

Geeze, after reading this thread I am feeling like TXTag here where I live in Texas treats us very lenient for pay by mail users, or users who go over their allotted balance.

Why are IL Tollroads in such poor shape anyway?

Illinois! It's one of the few places where you get to pay to drive on crappy, pot-hole ridden roads

The reality is Illinois has too many other problems they're using the toll money for hence it not always getting put back into the road conditions.

[Ghengis]

I like the tolls and quick pass...Zoooooom!

[Grlzrl]

Originally Posted by civis

My wife went from Naperville to Oak Brook, and back - guess what's toll bill we received? $18.80!!


IL is not just the most corrupted state, they now openly run toll scam!

Every time you pass a highway toll, and they removed cash option completely, they charge $3 fee on top of the toll fee, and that's given overall horrible highway conditions.

I found out now I can register my plate online for auto payment to avoid extra fees, but what if I f..g don't want to, cause hackers keep stealing credit card data??


Where do I complain about these f..g crooks? Or they now do anything they like, like a mafia?

Sorry but they don't care about your complaints. They rigged the red light cameras so that they yellow lights were shorter. These are the people you are dealing with. And yes, it's not unlike the mafia.

[Grlzrl]

Originally Posted by GWoodle

Same deal on I-80 from Joliet to Gary as you pass thru Lansing. Toll + congestion backs up traffic for miles.

I'm from TN & we don't have ANY toll roads. I'll go out to IL 47 to avoid paying any toll. No tolls from Champaign north.

And the roads are much nicer. I remember the last time I took a road trip from Chicago to North Carolina. I remember being struck by how much nicer the roads were once we got out of Illinois.

[lepoisson]

Originally Posted by Grlzrl

And the roads are much nicer. I remember the last time I took a road trip from Chicago to North Carolina. I remember being struck by how much nicer the roads were once we got out of Illinois.

Illinois roads are really bad. I hate the tolls because there is no way to avoid them. I live in the Dallas area now and at least here you can avoid the tolls because there is usually another highway or two that goes the same way, just has more traffic.

[flamadiddle]

A little off topic, but since many of us travel to/from Tennessee, Georgia, Florida etc. on I-65, watch out for a total scam when you cross the Indiana/Kentucky border. They built a new bridge (JFK Memorial Bridge) which is a $5 toll each way for a one minute ride over the river. Google Maps will take you right over it unless you tell it to avoid tolls. You'll get a bill in the mail from RiveLink.com showing your plates and that you owe them for the toll even though it's not posted as you drive over it. The way to avoid this is to tell google maps to avoid tolls after you hit Indiana.