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Bridge staff outline options to address insufficient-fund crossings and update committee on major bridge projects
Summary
Bridge operations staff reported a rise in insufficient-fund incidents and proposed options — raising penalty fees, tiered penalties, account suspension or letting vehicles cross and collecting later — and updated the committee on World Trade and Colombia bridge expansion timelines, environmental reviews and cost drivers.
Bridge operations staff reported to the advisory committee that the number of insufficient-fund incidents and unpaid "u-turn" crossings rose in March, and presented several enforcement options including raising the insufficient-fund penalty (examples given from $100 to $250 or $500), tiered penalties for repeat offenses, suspending accounts after repeated violations and continuing to let vehicles cross while pursuing collections.
Staff said the current toll…
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