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Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Hike Goes Into Effect
WFMZ-TV.com ^ | 1/4/09 | Jackie Shutack,

Posted on 01/04/2009 8:15:34 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta

People who use the Pennsylvania Turnpike will now have to shell out more cash for that privilege.

The toll fee for all drivers went up by 25 percent on Sunday, part of a plan that has been a long time in the making.

WFMZ's Jackie Shutack talked to drivers whose ire was raised, along with those tolls.

George Moyer/pittston: (gasps) "6 bucks -- it used to be to go down to Philly, now it's 8, that's ridiculous!"

Luke witts, jr.:quakertown: "It's going to be tough."

Ira goosay/scranton: "I thought the rate they had was pretty high."

Greg strus/quakertown: "We just went to visit my mom in Wilkes Barre - we paid $3.25 coming up, now we're paying $4.10 coming back, it's ridiculous."

Reporter: PennDOT officials explain the toll increase will help pay for repair projects.

Carl defebo/PennDOT: "90% of the monies from this increase, will be used by PennDOT to finance off turnpike road and bridge projects as well as mass transit operations across Pennsylvania."

Reporter: From exit to exit, passenger vehicle drivers will now pay 95 cents instead of 75 cents. Many drivers are now plotting alternate routes in order to avoid shelling out the extra cash.

"I've figured out ways around the turnpike---- to get down to Philly, there aren't too many ways around the turnpike."

Alice jones/maryland: "Probably not use the turnpike as much."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: taxincrease
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1 posted on 01/04/2009 8:15:34 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Watch their actual revenues fall WAY below projections.


2 posted on 01/04/2009 8:18:07 PM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta
Cost me $29.00 in tolls one way to drive from Orlando to Boston a few months ago. I think $28.00 of that was from Washington to Boston.
3 posted on 01/04/2009 8:19:07 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (All hail the Obamasiah! Kneel before Obamohammad!)
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To: sionnsar
Watch their actual revenues fall WAY below projections.

I used the PA turnpike last week, but I can get to that destination another way.

4 posted on 01/04/2009 8:20:06 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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so many alternatives - at least east of harrisburg. i definitely wont be taking the turnpike any more.


5 posted on 01/04/2009 8:20:20 PM PST by philsfan24
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Toll hike? For what. The last time I went through there is was like paying to drive on a secondary road and a bad one at that!


6 posted on 01/04/2009 8:21:25 PM PST by Maelstorm (Leaders deserve not excuses but scrutiny.)
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To: VeniVidiVici
Cost me $29.00 in tolls one way to drive from Orlando to Boston a few months ago. I think $28.00 of that was from Washington to Boston.

The worst part is that the rest stops aren't great for that kind of money....

7 posted on 01/04/2009 8:21:44 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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Just so you know PennDOT is not the agency that manages the Penna. Turnpike. The Turnpike itself is managed by the Penna. Turnpike Commission, which is an agency separate from PennDOT. This toll hike is just more money dumped into mass transit money pits at the expense of the driving public.

At least there is always I-68. :)

8 posted on 01/04/2009 8:22:23 PM PST by pnh102 (Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

One of the consistently worst roads in the country.

They already collect an obscene amount of tolls and they still can’t maintain the road properly.

Parts of the PA Turnpike will be 70 years old next year.


9 posted on 01/04/2009 8:23:03 PM PST by exit82 (It's all Obama's fault. And Biden is still a moron. They are both above their paygrade.)
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And why would’nt we want to pay more for such great, smooth, well maintained...

(In my best Gilda Radner as Emily LaTella voice)...’never mind.’

Seriously...don’t know how the roads are on the eastern side of the state (don’t that way much) but coming in from OH...across the ‘Gateway’ (with that lovely banner of Fast Eddie Welcoming You To Pennsylvania) is amazing. OH Turnpike...smooth, well maintained...pot holes? What pot holes? Cross into PA WITH THE SAME WEATHER PATTERN...AND YES ITS FLAT AT THE WESTERN ENTRANCE and the road sux!!! Awful...in like less than three miles. Please...somebody who cashes a PENNDot paycheck splain that to me.

And it cost me 95 cents to go one friggin exit yesterday (needed to make good time). Rrrrrrrrr....


10 posted on 01/04/2009 8:26:33 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (PA is a banana republic without the great weather to actually grow bananas.)
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To: Maelstorm
Toll hike? For what.

To drive the general public onto other routes...

11 posted on 01/04/2009 8:26:39 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: PennsylvaniaMom
And it cost me 95 cents to go one friggin exit yesterday

outrageous...

12 posted on 01/04/2009 8:28:03 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: exit82
Parts of the PA Turnpike will be 70 years old next year.

Wasn't there a time when trucks weren't allowed on the turnpike?

13 posted on 01/04/2009 8:28:59 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Wait until inflation goes through the roof as the value of the dollar declines. People won’t have the money for these tolls.


14 posted on 01/04/2009 8:30:07 PM PST by jonrick46
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To: Dr. Scarpetta
PA government to stupid to figure that some people will bypass the turnpike because of the increase. I am sure they took previous revenue projection and multiplied it by 25% to get the new number. There was a large increase in the fare just a few years ago also,
15 posted on 01/04/2009 8:30:21 PM PST by Plumres
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Irwin to Monroeville (I had the car that we don’t have EZ Pass on...and I hate to have a second one).


16 posted on 01/04/2009 8:30:38 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (PA is a banana republic without the great weather to actually grow bananas.)
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To: pnh102
At least there is always I-68. :)

I've never had the pleasure of driving I-68...

17 posted on 01/04/2009 8:31:25 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: jonrick46
Wait until inflation goes through the roof as the value of the dollar declines. People won’t have the money for these tolls.

Rendell doesn't care about that.

18 posted on 01/04/2009 8:34:09 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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Yah. They’re talking about new tolls on the Lake Washington bridges (includes I-90, the western terminus of Boston’s corrupt Big Dig). Not worried about it; I’ll just go and spend money in Seattle even less than I do now. I say let the locals support their infrastructure, I’m going to reduce my wear&tear on their “environment”...


19 posted on 01/04/2009 8:34:17 PM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
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ping


20 posted on 01/04/2009 8:35:16 PM PST by Tribune7 (Obama wants to put the same crowd that ran Fannie Mae in charge of health care)
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