What’s Use of Toll Roads? Not Much

The main roadblock to new tollways is that not enough people will use the tollways to pay off the costs of building them (“Move Toward Tollways Hits Numerous Roadblocks,” March 1).

Although not featured in the article, an analysis of the problems affecting the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor toll road should be done, in particular the low usage of this road.

Every time I have been on this road, there are not more than 30 cars going in both directions. The toll booths have lots of empty lanes. The toll collectors are bored. The road is massive, creating a huge divide in the hills, but very few people are using it.

The San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor is an example of an ill-conceived toll road.

We shouldn’t see any more toll roads in Orange County until this one has proven its worth.

JAN D. VANDERSLOOT, M.D.

Newport Beach