Indiana Toll Road Operator Offers Lawmakers Free Ride

The Associated Press
June 7, 2008

Indianapolis – The private operator of the Indiana Toll Road has sent devices to numerous lawmakers in Indiana giving them a free ride on the highway, and all legislators can get the same deal if they choose.

But several lawmakers who have received the so-called “non-revenue” I-Zoom transponders are not using them, saying it is only fair that they pay the same amount as other motorists.

“When I got it I was in a state of disbelief,” said Rep. Scott Pelath (D-Michigan City). “I can’t describe it as anything other than a perk. Mine is in the possession of solid waste authorities.”

At least one lawmaker, Republican Rep. Dick Dodge of Pleasant Lake, said he would probably use his.

Matt Pierce, a spokesman for the Indiana Toll Road Concession Co., said the company sent the devices to 38 lawmakers in northern Indiana whose districts include or are near the 157-mile tollway that stretches across the top of the state from Illinois to Ohio. Letters also were sent to all other lawmakers saying they could get them if they wanted.

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