i-80 pennsylvania turnpike
Penn Gov Rendell says will fight for right to toll I-80 but is reviving concession just in case
Posted Thu, 2007-07-26 13:09
Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania says he'll work against moves in the US Congress to block the state's plans to toll I-80. But as a contingency he's restarting the process to get private sector bids for a longterm lease concession on the Turnpike mainline.
What the state needs from Washington, Rendell said, is "real help for our roads, not more roadblocks that would stand in the way of innovative solutions."
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US House voice vote against tolling I-80 in Pennsylvania - first shot in a war?
Posted Wed, 2007-07-25 10:38
The US House of Representatives has passed a vote against tolling I-80 as proposed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the state legislature in its recent state HB1590 legislation. The vote in the US Congress was on an amendment to the annual transportation appropriations bill (HB3074) and it states "None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to establish or collect tolls on Interstate 80 in the Commonwealth (state) of Pennsylvania."1607 words read more »
Ex-FHwA head: “Let’s toll the Interstates”
Posted Thu, 1996-03-07 16:20Ex-FHwA head: “Let’s toll the Interstates”
Originally published in issue 1 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Mar 1996.
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Subjects:tolling interstates I-80
Facilities:I-80 Pennsylvania Turnpike
Agencies:Penna pike
Locations:PA
Sources:Larson
