Life in large cities has become difficult following chronic traffic jamming which is wasteful and frustrating. The traffic jamming is encouraged by the conventional measures that people anticipate will be made like; alternative transportation methods improvement, road capacity addition as well as hoping that technology will at some point save the issue of traffic congestion. Therefore, this study is aimed at establishing whether tolls should be used to minimize the chronic traffic congestion.
Considering the fact that road space, though valuable, are scarce, led to allocation of charge prices for drivers to secure the space. However, due to fear of burdening the poor following the high pay, tolling rates were lowered in order to accommodate the low-income drivers. Also, considering that rich people have a tendency to drive more as compared to the poor, the poor were to a lesser extend troubled as the rich pay the tolls much more than them. So, free-roads-for-all will be available and congestion will have been eliminated. Furthermore, congestion trolling is growing slowly by slowly. Hence, high-occupancy toll lanes with varying charges depending on the free lanes so as to maintain a smooth flow of traffic on the toll lanes have been made available. Therefore, traffic jamming can be minimized if the measures to curb it are properly designed and applied (Fosgerau, Mogens, and André 108-110).
0n the contrary, congestion has impacted the nation’s economy resulting from delays, fuel waste and reduced productivity as well as nationwide safety is compromised. Also, tolls have been regarded as lavish, unproductive and very unsafe since they inspire utilization of tributary highways by drivers. Therefore, the best solution to congestion is application of The Build American Fee as it is effective, fair and long overdue (Fosgerau, Mogens, and André 111-113).
Works Cited
Fosgerau, Mogens, and André De Palma. "The dynamics of urban traffic congestion and the price of parking." Journal of Public Economics 105 (2013): 106-115.
