"Technology has driven every major innovation [in tolling] we've seen," said International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association executive director and CEO Pat Jones.

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association's 87th Annual Meeting has the theme of "Driving the Future of Mobility" and will highlight projects from around the world that involve autonomous vehicles, transit partnerships and more, said HNTB's Kevin Hoeflich, who along with Halifax Harbour Bridges' Alison MacDonald is organizing the event. The meeting promises to be forward-looking as it also explores the topics of technology and the customer, Hoeflich and MacDonald said.

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association is backing a report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute on funding infrastructure that calls on Congress to consider new ways to fund road improvements, such as tolls or mileage-based fees. IBTTA CEO and Executive Director Patrick Jones said the report is "a welcome addition to the growing chorus of voices speaking out in support of new ways to invest and fund our nation's infrastructure."

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will go to Washington, D.C., this week to press Congress and the Trump administration to pass major infrastructure legislation. Spending on infrastructure remains in question, and Pat Jones, International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association executive director and CEO, said he will push for tolling.