KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The head of the Missouri Transportation
Department says the agency will propose turning Interstate 70 into
a toll road.

The idea of charging motorists to use the main highway between St. Louis and Kansas City has been mentioned for years. But the Kansas City Star reports that MoDOT director Kevin Keith said Wednesday his department is preparing to propose it to the Legislature.

MoDOT began a cost-cutting campaign earlier this year aimed at saving more than $500 million by 2015 as the agency’s budget for major road projects dwindles.