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More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year as the agency fully converted to all-electronic tolling, with the millions of motorists who don't use E-ZPass having a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the "toll-by-plate" license plate camera system.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission voted Tuesday to approve a 5% toll increase for 2022. The increase is slated to start Jan. 2 and will be effective across the entire system except on the Southern Beltway west of Pittsburgh. E-ZPass drivers will continue to receive the lowest toll rates, with some customers saving nearly 60%. Non-E-ZPass customers can download the PA TOLL PAY smartphone app to create an autopay account and receive 15% savings on their monthly Toll By Plate invoices. The most...

Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be going up 5 percent next year. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission approved the increase on Tuesday, and it will affect both E-ZPass and toll-by-plate customers, a news release states. The new rates, which will go up on Jan. 2, will be effective across the entire system, the release states. The only exception is on the Southern Beltway (Turnpike 576) west of Pittsburgh.  For most passenger vehicles, the rate will go from $1.60 to $1.70 for E-ZPass ...

Reply The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission predicts July 2 and July 9 will have the most travelers on its highways. (Shutterstock) PENNSYLVANIA — Heading out of town this 4th of July? Expect company on Pennsylvania roads — nearly 48 million people are expected to travel over the coming holiday weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and AAA. In fact, AAA predicts the country could see the second-highest Independence Day travel volume on record, a huge contrast to last ye...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s chief engineer said roughly $1 billion in funding is in place to continue the Mon-Fayette Expressway from Route 51 to Route 837. It’s a project whose first phase is set to begin next year and last until 2027. The turnpike commission is finishing up work on the

Driving from the South Hills to Pittsburgh International Airport will become an easier task in October when the Southern Beltway of the Mon-Fayette Expressway opens. It will connect from the existing portion that is already open and connect with Interstate 79 and Route 22, before ending at the airport. Sign up for our Newsletters Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton said design work for the last leg, begins soon after; that's the portion...

PA Turnpike Commission expects 2.1 million motorists on the Turnpike over Memorial Day weekend The estimate is an increase of more than 1 million over last years tally of 1.2 million over the same period. Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 2:03 PM EDT May 27, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said Thursday it expects more than 2.1 million motorists will travel on the Turnpike over the Memorial Day holiday weekend -- an increase ...

What a difference a year makes. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Thursday projected traffic on the highway over the Memorial Day holiday will almost double to 2.1 million motorists compared to 2020, when travelling options were severely impacted by shutdowns and safety concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. The agency anticipates an increase of 900,000 vehicles on the toll road from last year’s 1.2 million users between Friday and Monday. Mark Compton, the turnpike’s chief executive ...

A commitment to transparency © Provided by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The May 16 article “Pa. Turnpike Secrecy Takes a Toll,” about the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission left out a few facts pertinent to the discussion. In fact, we have made transparency and stewardship priorities in both thought and action in recent years. For instance, the article didn’t reference a 2019 performance audit by the Pennsylvania auditor general confirming our commitment to transparency and acknowledging our a...

At the Pa. Turnpike Commission, layoffs and other big business largely decided behind closed doors Jonathan D. Silver, The Philadelphia Inquirer © YONG KIM/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS A car exits the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Valley Forge interchange 326 last June. On June 2, the Pennsylvania Turnpike commissioners gathered behind closed doors for a meeting that was about to dramatically change the lives of their workers. Other than a brief public statement that they had...