ohio turnpike
Ohio Turnpike reconsiders vehicle classification - bikers, rooftop loaders complain
Posted on Wed, 2010-01-20 19:22
Ohio Turnpike Commission officials are reconsidering aspects of their new vehicle classification following complaints of unfairness by bicycle enthusiasts and others with roof loads. October 1 last year when E-ZPass came into operation on the Turnpike they also introduced a complete new vehicle classification schedule, and a new toll system. The Turnpike was advised by general engineering consultant Jacobs and the contractor was TransCore.
Ohio pike offering $35k 'golden handshake' to toll collectors but they say it's a VSIP
Posted on Tue, 2009-11-17 23:42
Local press are calling it a $35k golden handshake for toll collectors at the Ohio Turnpike. Turnpike executive director George Distel says it is strictly a "voluntary separation incentive plan" - which we say deserves an acronym: VSIP (vee-sip). Fulltime employees who volunteer to leave the Turnpike will get the $35k VSIP.
Ohio Turnpike E-ZPass doing "way better" - exec-director
Posted on Thu, 2009-10-08 00:25
E-ZPass electronic tolling is doing "way better" on the Ohio Turnpike, the executive-director
George Distel tells us six days after the October 1 start-up. "Each day we're improving.
Ohio Turnpike toll booth hit by truck
Posted on Sun, 2009-05-10 22:01
An errant truck crashed into a toll booth at the Ohio Turnpike's Westgate mainline toll plaza Sunday night. The toll collector in the struck toll booth was able to clamber out a window of the booth, according to early reports.
Wall Street Journal screws up map of Ohio Turnpike (MEDIA)
Posted on Sun, 2009-02-01 17:12
The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article Jan 30 on spin-off manufacturing technologies in what they called the Ohio Turnpike corridor titled " Car industry slump imperils role in spurring innovation."
And they showed the manufacturing plants mentioned in the article on a map of the Turnpike.
Ohio Turnpike to up cash tolls 48%, freeze electronic tolls, go to axle classes 2009Q4
Posted on Tue, 2008-11-18 20:27
Ohio Turnpike Commission's board has approved public hearings on new toll rates to take effect the fourth quarter of 2009 when electronic tolling is due to begin. The proposal also involves a second round of increases Jan 1, 2012. In late 2009 the Commission will keep current toll rates for cars using transponders, but hike the cash toll rates substantially - for cars by 48%.
Fall asleep at wheel kills 3 on Ohio Turnpike
Posted on Sun, 2008-08-10 23:18
What looks like a classic fall-asleep-at-the-wheel crash occurred at 21:55 (9:55pm) Saturday night on the Ohio Turnpike leaving the tractor-trailer driver and two boys dead in the wreckage. AP quotes a state highway patrol officer as saying the tractor-trailer carrying a load of apples eastbound crashed into an overpass.
Rare peregrine falcons nest on Ohio Turnpike bridge
Posted on Thu, 2008-06-05 00:10
Rare peregrine falcons bred in captivity and released into the wild along the Cuyahoga River valley south of Cleveland Ohio have chosen the big Turnpike bridge as a nesting place, according to local reports. Bird enthusiasts and the Ohio department of natural resources confirmed the falcon nesting.
There are more common eagle nests nearby.
Ohio fight over toll revenues
Posted on Tue, 2008-05-20 23:14There's a major fight in Ohio over legislation to earmark revenues of the Ohio Turnpike to support state borrowing for spending programs that supposedly would create jobs.
Dem Gov Ted Strickland initiated the plan earlier this month under which the Turnpike would provide $20m a year to the state to pay interest on debt for a make-work program of spending.
Ohio Turnpike chairman declares his "leading candidate" for Suhadolnik job
Posted on Wed, 2008-02-13 10:59
because of term limit laws.Ohio Turnpike's Gary Suhadolnik stepping down
Posted on Tue, 2008-02-12 17:53
Gary Suhadolnik executive director of the Ohio Turnpike Commission since January 2003 told his board of directors yesterday he is stepping down June 30. The move is a surprise - to us anyway. Turnpike Commission chair Joseph Balog says Suhadolnik, 57, will be working to ensure a smooth transition to a new exec-director.Australian rock band nearly wiped out by a deer and guardrail on Ohio Turnpike
Posted on Sat, 2007-10-20 00:33OH, IN bad railroadin’ = good tolling
Posted on Thu, 2000-04-13 09:32OH, IN bad railroadin = good tolling
Originally published in issue 48 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Apr 2000.
Page:11
Subjects:traffic numbers
Facilities:IN OH Indiana Toll Road Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:OTA INDOT Indiana Ohio Turnpike Authority
Locations:IN OH
OHIO:Third Laning is Beautiful
Posted on Thu, 2000-02-10 15:00OHIO:Third Laning is Beautiful
Originally published in issue 46 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Feb 2000.
Page:10
Subjects:3rd laning third lane widening truck rtaffic elasticity of demand
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:OTC OHio Turnpike Authority
Locations:OH Ohio
OHIO:Turnpike’s 50 Years
Posted on Sun, 1999-09-26 16:08OHIO:Turnpikes 50 Years
Originally published in issue 42 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Sep 1999.
Page:23
Subjects:history
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:OTC
Locations:OH Ohio
OHIO PIKE Claim new interchanges make jobs
Posted on Sat, 1998-03-28 07:28OHIO PIKE Claim new interchanges make jobs
Originally published in issue 25 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Mar 1998.
Page:16
Subjects:jobs interchanges
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:OTA
Locations:OH
OHIO PIKE
Claim new interchanges make jobs
NUMBERING Ohio pikes goes to miles for interchanges
Posted on Sun, 1998-02-22 23:00NUMBERING Ohio pikes goes to miles for interchanges
Originally published in issue 24 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Feb 1998.
Page:15
Subjects:numbering federal mandates metrication GIS
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:FHWA AASHTO
Locations:OH
Sources:Ken Kabetsky
NUMBERING
Ohio pike goes to miles for ICs
PRICE ELASTICITY: Ohio Turnpike ups tolls and wins
Posted on Sat, 1997-12-13 08:36PRICE ELASTICITY: Ohio Turnpike ups tolls and wins
Originally published in issue 22 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Dec 1997.
Page:9
Subjects:toll rates widening
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:Ohio Turnpike
Locations:OH
PRICE ELASTICITY Ohio Turnpike ups tolls & wins
Posted on Sat, 1997-12-13 08:36PRICE ELASTICITY Ohio Turnpike ups tolls & wins
Originally published in issue 22 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Dec 1997.
Page:9
Subjects:toll rates elasticity
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:Ohio Turnpike Authority
Locations:OH
PRICE ELASTICITY
Ohio Turnpike ups tolls & wins
Ohio Pike: Cleveland Dealer
Posted on Sat, 1996-09-28 05:32Ohio Pike: Cleveland Dealers plain flim-flam
Originally published in issue 7 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Sep 1996.
Page:8
Subjects:media beatup
Facilities:Ohio Turnpike
Agencies:OTA
Locations:OH
Dealers plain flimflam
