Pressure on I-80 tolling plan

Cybergal · Jan 21, 2008

A growing front puts pressure on I-80 tolling plan
1/21/08

HARRISBURG, Pa. The law that authorized tolls on the Pennsylvania stretch of Interstate 80 remains on the books, but signs are emerging that suggest the plan may be in trouble.

A leading advocate of the tolls, Sen. Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson, has been working on what he calls a hybrid model as an alternative to I-80 tolls. As the Senate's top ranking Republican, Scarnati is in a prime position to undo the deal.

At the same time, Gov. Ed Rendell's staff has been evaluating companies interested in paying billions for a long-term lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a deal that would repeal the I-80 toll law, called Act 44. His office said Jan. 18 that a request for bids will go out in the next couple of months and in the next several months Rendell hopes to submit the best offer to the Legislature.

Bills to repeal I-80 tolls are in the works, and on Jan. 17 the House Democrats said they were commissioning a study of a potential turnpike lease in case they are forced to consider one.

This is certainly, by all means, a great indication that the Legislature now six, seven months after finally realizes that tolling Interstate 80 and Act 44 are not good business,'' said Travis J. Windle, communications director for U.S. Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa., a leading I-80 toll opponent.
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Chillwag · Jan 22, 2008

My 2 cents... In any state that asks me for cash to drive on their roads I make a point to curb my spending. They are getting road taxes, they need more $$$? Why?

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