Pennsylvania Turnpike 'obligated' to increase tolls every year, official says

[Maria]

By David Tanner, Land Line senior editor

The chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says the commission is obligated to increase tolls every year despite paying a significantly lower annual amount to the state DOT for transportation projects.

On Tuesday, July 7, the commission voted to approve a 6 percent toll hike for cash and E-ZPass customers, which takes effect in January 2016. The vote marks the eighth consecutive toll increase on Pennsylvania’s 550-mile turnpike system.

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[Duck]

My company has been on EZ-Pass for so long I'm not aware of the current tolls. The last time I had to pay cash it was roughly $100 from Ohio to Philly and that was like 2006 or 2007.

What's it up to now? A dollar a mile?

 

[Injun]

What's it up to now? A dollar a mile?

From the article:

A five axle truck making a 350-mile trip on the turnpike’s main line already pays $240 in cash or $172 with E-ZPass. A 6 percent increase would add $14 and $10 respectively.

 

[Kiwi303]

Dang, if they go by axles, what would an 8 axle truck have to pay?

 

[Rigjockey]

Dang, if they go by axles, what would an 8 axle truck have to pay?

It wouldn't. 8 axles are not in Penn. You can find them in Michigan and Ontario.

 

[Rigjockey]

My new company won't run parts of the Pa or NY toll for that matter, Too expensive. They encourage us to avoid tolls when possible. They do pass on the money to the drivers in a bonus based on how you run the truck. You are expected to run it like a O/O.

My old company however we could run the toll roads all day long and when I was in a bad mood, Chicago Skyway it was!

 

[Kiwi303]

They won't have these things then...

 

[Injun]

They won't have these things then...

Neh.. Because most of the vast stretches of pavement you seem to think our nation is inundated with can handle real trucks.

 

[Kiwi303]

Heh, the advantages of a triple digit millions tax base!