But I wish to add that high gasoline prices that are crimping demand for gasoline and reducing gasoline tax revenues that are vital to highway construction. The coffers necessary to fund highway projects will begin running dry as another consequence of high fuel oil prices – at the very same time that asphalt prices will be elevated.

London has had tremendous success with a similar program. There are no highway ‘tolls’ per se, but the city is zoned according to peak rush periods and distance from central locations. Drivers must pay fees that match distances traveled and time periods via a series of sensors and cameras trained to the individual’s license plate.