Basically, the Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls are highway robbery in their current
state. Of all of the places I have had to drive when I worked for the fleet
services company, I usually hated it when my travels took me on the PA
Turnpike. Even though it took longer, I would sometimes use Route 30. I mean
the high tolls and given the crappy conditions of the turnpike, they should be
actually paying the people who drive it for the several inconveniences, not to
mention the sorry state of the highway.
The way I have understood this matter for years is that many truckers are
driving I-80 to avoid paying the high tolls and now PA wants to turn I-80 into
a toll road and lease off the turnpike.
Only in PA can you get a fine for $25 and the taxes they add onto it come to
about $150.
> Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:39:01 -0400
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Swlfest] OT: Re: Pennsylvania Turnpike News
>
> Updating - the proposal the Governor likes has the following toll rate
> conditions:
>
> "Under Rendell's plan, the Abertis/Citi consortium would lease the
> turnpike for 75 years with the right to raise tolls 25 percent next
> year and 2.5 percent or the rate of inflation every year after that."
>
> (source: http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/19074244.html)
>
> Also -- all existing labor agreements must be honored.
>
> Richard
>
> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Richard Cuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > As someone who pays to drive the Turnpike on a regular basis, I am
> > concerned that a private operator of the Turnpike won't be treated as
> > a regulated public utility.
> >
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