Because the states north of DC all paid to have I-95 built before federal highway funds became available. The states south of DC didn t have the road built on their own because it really didn t help them as especially through NC, SC, and GA I-95 goes through primarily rural areas. So they built their sections only with federal highway funds. One of the strings with the federal funds was the roads could not be tolled.There used to be a toll on 95 south of DC. The section between Richmond and Petersburg was originally known as the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike and was tolled up until 1992.
My guess is that a lot of out of state people tend to drive along the I-95 corridor from DC to NY to Boston--and if you re, say, Delaware you can make a quick buck off of those out of staters by putting up a tollbooth on I-95. In general if you re a politician and you can shift the tax burden to someone who can t vote for you, that s a no brainer.On the other hand there are hardly any out of state drivers in CA, and as a result there are no toll roads in the state so far as I know...
Not true.Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts don t have tolls on I95 specifically.Why, it started as a way to fund the building and maintenance of the road. Once the tolls are established the state gets used to the income. Even though I95 has been paid for many times over, the states still want da $.
If the liberal politicians in the northeast could tax the air they would. Let s look at who the voters elect to represent them in those states. Schumer and the Kennedy Klan.And by the way, I am a life long Democrat and voted for Barry Obama in the last election. But, I know crooks when I see them...and the northeast states is loaded with them.
The earlier answers are OK, but in my opinion, it s because Virginia, NC, SC, and FL are normal while MD, Delaware, and NJ aren t. They are just money-grubbing.
It s complicated, but there is a good state-by-state history here: http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-095.ht�� under I-95 Toll Road History.