PHIA NEWS DIGEST
PHIA News Digest – Vol. 8, No. 13
March 27, 2023
Buttigieg testifies on transportation budget in Senate hearing
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared before the Senate Transportation Committee on Thursday to discuss the department’s proposed 2024 budget.
Passenger trains could return to Scranton by 2028
Trains traveling between Scranton to New York City would transport an estimated 470,000 people a year beginning in 2028, according to a two-year study released Wednesday by Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority.
Bill would make Turnpike tolls equal for E-ZPass, Toll By Plate
A proposed bill would make Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls the same for drivers with and without E-ZPass. E-ZPass holders currently get a lower rate than Toll By Plate.
