U.S. secretary of transportation in town to encourage state to allow use of use of private dollars for I-94 improvements

[DetroitMan 0]

While I know the ideas of toll roads in Michigan is not popular, I do think that in the near future the may be forced to look at them as a way of paying for some of the major road improvements planned for the state like widening I-75 in Oakland County.

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/0...sportation.html

[Lmichigan 7]

Question, how much cheaper is it to truck products, on average, than putting them on rails?

[jbr12 1]

My bet is it comes down to the same argument everyone uses in Cars/Trucks vs. Rail... Convenience

However, utilizing the rails more and lowering the number of trucks on the express ways would drastically alter how quickly the roads deteriorate

[davidb 0]

Question, how much cheaper is it to truck products, on average, than putting them on rails?