I question a lot about this toll road, but mainly… whose idea was this? The Cesar Chavez Highway has been there for years, but recently El Paso decided to add a toll lane. Not a good move. First off, the highway wasn’t used enough before there was a toll road and secondly, who’s going to pay the toll when the free lanes are right beside it and are just as empty? On a toll road level, it’s convenient as far as the pay system. Cameras take pictures of your car and license plate as you drive by and you are sent a bill in the mail(or you can set up to receive it online). Great! But as many times as I’ve been on this highway, I’ve never seen anyone on the toll roads. And beyond that, there isn’t any barrier stopping a person from switching lanes between the toll road and the regular highway so the city has had to put more money towards cops monitoring the area because if a driver knows where the cameras are(they’re really hard to miss) they can take the toll road without paying. Can someone please tell me how much the city has lost since the addition of the toll roads? If El Paso goes in debt, it will be because of this toll road. Clearly I’m not a fan, but a few other things that bother me… 1. They wasted money on advertising to get locals to stop taking I-10 and start using the toll road… ain’t gonna happen, buddy. The toll roads are on the furthest part of EP… few will go out of their way to use it. 2. Semi-trucks can’t use this toll road. Say what!?! So you mean to tell me, it’s supposed to be locals supporting this road? Aren’t toll roads supposed to be for people traveling through the area? If they really wanted to make money, they should’ve made a law banning semi-truck in all lanes except the first one, but allowing them to use any lane on the Cesar Chavez Toll Road or highway. Just sayin’.
