Stopthetoll – Stop the Toll on the I-10 Mobile River Bridge

The Letter below will be sent to the equity members of the P3 groups that are bidding on this project. I feel this is now a fundamental issue as to how we want to fund highway improvements in our state. We have the recently passed gas tax increase and the prospects for additional federal funding sources that should be utilized for this project as well as staging the project in affordable pieces as viable alternatives to tolls. The people of Alabama recognize tolls as new form of tax that will impede their freedom and for many businesses threaten their economic viability. Free and open movement is an important right in a free society and tolls will diminish this right and reduce opportunities for people to seek improvement in their lives.

If you would like to send a similar letter a word document can be found here.

If you would like a pdf copy the document you can download it from here.

You can find the contact list for the equity partners here.

The Facebook Group, Block the Mobile Bayway Toll has passed 50000 members, uniting a very diverse group of individuals who cannot afford and do not want to be pestered by tolls.
In spite of the great public outcry Governor Ivey and her comrades are determined to impose tolls on the people of south Alabama.
While this issue started in Mobile, ALDOT intends to use this model of funding to perpetuate tolls all over the state.
If successful this will be the beginning of the “Toll Lobby” in Montgomery which will eclipse some of Alabama’s most notorious lobby groups; given the profit potential of Mobile River Bridge Project, their goal will be to capture and control Alabama’s key transportation routes.
Here are some thoughts on the Mobile River Project:

Our traffic analysis shows that at 80,000 vehicles per day at $6 per vehicle (which is their high end for tolls–“right now”) for 55 years=$9,600,000,000 (9.6 billion).
If the state contributes $400M (same as the I-59/I-20 Birmingham project ) using traditional financing at 4%, with a toll of $2.66 capped over the life of project, the cost is 4.2B NOT 9.6B;
Why is ALDOT asking us to pay $9.6B for a bridge that costs $2B?
WHO WILL PROFIT FROM THIS PROJECT? ANSWER: HEDGE FUNDS FROM NEW YORK , CONNETICUT AND FOREIGN INVESTORS FROM RICH OIL STATES IN THE MIDDLE EAST!
Why is Senator Shelby sitting on the sidelines, while we are being taken for a ride?
Why should we have to pay tolls for a national piece of infrastructure like I-10? Funding this bridge is a State and Federal responsibility

We are urging everyone to continue to call/write Governor Ivey and Senator Shelby (see below for contact information–phone numbers and emails) to voice strong opposition to what we have so far learned about the I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge project! GET ENGAGED OR ELSE THEY WILL IMPOSE A $ 6 TOLL ON YOU!
We recommend that all calls should refrain from aggressive opposition–be respectful–it does not help our cause to labelled “deplorables” for bad behavior!
Gov Ivey’s contact information is here–express your opposition to the planned toll! Contact information: Governor Ivey’s phone: 334-242-7100 ; or to email a comment: https://contact.governor.alabama.gov/contact.aspx
Senator Shelby’s contact information is here–ask him to find funds instead of a toll/tax for the project! Senator Shelby’s phone: Mobile office 251-694-4164 ; or to email a comment: https://www.shelby.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailsenatorshelby
If I can answer any questions on the issue,please go to this email: [email protected]
We are partnering with State Auditor Jim Zeigler to stop the toll–go to his Facebook Page to see all that he is doing for our state: Block the Mobile Bayway Toll
Thanks for taking the time to become engaged against this TOLL/TAX plan! Dr. Lou Campomenosi, President, Common Sense Campaign
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