What is road charge?
Road charging means drivers pay to help maintain the roads based on the distance they travel or a period of time they use the roads, rather than the amount of gasoline they consume.
Why is Caltrans studying road charge?
The Legislature created a Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to study road charging because the state gas tax is not able to generate enough money to fix all the 50,000 miles of roads in California.The revenues currently available for highways and local roads are insufficient for preserving and maintaining road infrastructure, reducing congestion, and improving the driving experience. As vehicle fuel efficiency increases, more vehicles use our roadways, and construction costs increase, California is experiencing a loss in revenue needed to maintain our highway system.
CTA is a member of the Road Charge TAC and Brady Tacdol with Caltrans gave an update on the Road Charge TAC to the CTA Highway Policy Committee on Thursday, October 11.
View the Caltrans Road Charge TAC PowerPoint Presentation
View more information on on the California Road Charge Pilot Program