Higher Pa. Turnpike Tolls Start Jan. 6

Drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will have to pay higher tolls in 2013

Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls will be higher in 2013 as the result of an increase approved by the turnpike commission: The last time tolls went up was January 2011. The commission says the change will hike toll revenue 3 percent to fulfill a $450 million funding obligation to the state. More changes are in the works as turnpike officials consider the possibility of eliminating toll plazas and cash payments.

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Tolls Will Rise on Pa. Turnpike in January

Drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will have to pay higher tolls next year

Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls will rise next year as the result of an increase approved by the turnpike commission: The last time tolls went up was January 2011. The commission says the change will hike toll revenue 3 percent to fulfill a $450 million funding obligation to the state.  

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Walter

7:58 am on Monday, November 19, 2012

Here it comes. Dig deep.   more ›

Take Our Poll: 70 mph Speed Limit on Turnpike?

State lawmakers might raise the Pennsylvania Turnpike speed limit to 70 miles per hour. Do you support the move?

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the Turnpike Commission to raise the Pennsylvania Turnpike speed limit to 70 miles per hour. The House Transportation Committee recently approved the measure, which would affect sections of both the Northeast Extension and the rest of the turnpike. Supporters of the measure say the change makes sense because vehicles are safer and the turnpike is wider, flatter and straighter thanks to road improvements. There is no timetable for when - or if  - the bill will come to a vote. Turnpike officials say the speed limit change would not be made without additional study and would apply only to some portions of the road. Do you think the speed limit should be raised? Vote in our poll and add …

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tamarya

12:59 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

In reference to your stand your ground comment, if someone shot the person that looked like a star of the movie airing we would not be reading the depressing news of colorado daily when we log our internet on, plus 12 people would be here still enjoying life and the few dozen would not be in the hospital recovering, like they are.   more ›

Food Cargo Destroyed in Turnpike Tractor-Trailer Fire

Tractor-trailer caught fire on turnpike in South Whitehall Friday night

PennDOT Says Avoid Travel in Eastern Pa. Because of Flooding

Roads in eastern Pennsylvania flooded by days of heavy rain

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission are "strongly urging motorists to avoid all unnecessary travel in eastern Pennsylvania, including the area from Harrisburg north to the New York border, east to the New Jersey border and south to the Maryland border" in an alert issued at midday. The National Weather Service says there's still a chance of heavy rain in Lehigh and Northampton counties this afternoon. As of 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Interstate 80 was closed in both directions from Exits 232 to 236 and Interstate 81 was closed in both directions between Exits 90 and 100. Also, hundreds of secondary roads are closed.  The Delaware River continues to rise in Easton and is expected to crest around …

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