Pa. Turnpike open road tolling makes its way to Pittsburgh area
The Pennsylvania Turnpike says drivers could see delays as open road tolling starts making its way to the Pittsburgh area. Crews will start building gantries, which will collect tolls while cars drive beneath them at normal highway speed — no traditional toll plazas or tollbooths required. The switch to open road tolling began in January on the eastern part of the state. It’s expected to launch in western Pennsylvania in 2027, the Turnpike Commission says.
Road user fees still a tough sell in state legislatures
States are looking for alternate ways to fund transportation infrastructure as gas tax revenues dwindle. Despite years of study, only a few have adopted road user charges.
Pa. bills would benefit port truck drivers
Sen. Christine Tartaglione, D-Philadelphia, has reintroduced a bill that would reimburse Pennsylvania-based truck drivers for tolls incurred when transporting goods to and from port facilities in the state along the Turnpike.
States push to shift road funds to transit and bike projects as Trump threatens cuts
California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania joined forces for a national organizing effort dubbed the Clean Rides Network. The group gained momentum in various statehouses this year on environmentally friendly transportation projects it contends the federal government has abandoned.