Posts Tagged ‘I-80’

Centre County wants I-80 tolls

Panel to urge study of I-80 tolls – CDTNow Centre County politicians are talking about putting tolls on Interstate 80. I’m not in favor of it since there is 50 years of taxpayer investment in it.
There was a good quote about leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike though:
If a private company can make money from the turnpike, [...]

Has PennDot reached a new low?

Interstates remain closed – Patriot-NewsNearly 300 miles of interstates east of the Susquehanna River are still closed. Hundreds were stranded on I-78 for over 24 hours (AP/Post-Gazette). Oh and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) is also shut down near Reading for a HAZMAT situation.
I’m glad I went to the Poconos last Friday.

More talk of tolls on I-80

PennDOT would profit from making I-80 toll road, turnpike officials say – Post-GazetteHere’s a shocker, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission wants to install tolls on I-80; an idea that keeps coming up. Turnpike commisions always want to build or acquire more roads so they stay in business. They argue it is preferable to being bought or [...]

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