Road Pricing and Provision: Changed Traffic Conditions Ahead

Road pricing is not a new concept-toll roads have existed in Australia since Governor Macquarie established one from Sydney to Parramatta in 1811-and distance-based charging schemes have been trialled and implemented with varying success overseas. But how would full market reform of roads look in a federation like Australia? In its responses to the 2016 Australian Infrastructure Plan and the 2015 Competition Policy Review, the Australian Government explicitly supported investigating cost-re...