Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will increase Jan. 5 by 2% for those paying with E-ZPass and by 12% for those paying cash.
December 31, 2013toll
Opinion, Business
Opinion: Zeroing in on Actual Cost of Tolls
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By Mark Hornung
December 23, 2013
Business
Bridge, Tunnel Tolls to Rise in New York By $10 For Truckers
Trucks will have to pay $10 more starting Dec. 1 to travel into Manhattan across the bridges or through the tunnels operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
November 26, 2013
Government, Business
Group Seeks to Stop New Tolling on Interstates
The Alliance for Toll Free Interstates is recruiting members to join truck-stop operators, truckers and other highway users to fight attempts by states or Congress to toll existing interstate highways.
November 19, 2013
Government, Business
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N.Y. Improperly Spending Toll Revenue, ATA Says in Lawsuit
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Officials with the New York State Thruway, a major artery for commercial trucking, are improperly spending millions of dollars in toll revenues annually on the state’s mostly recreational canal system, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed Nov. 14 by American Trucking Associations.
November 14, 2013
Government, Business
Virginia Court Rules Planned Tunnel Tolls Can Proceed
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Oct. 31 that the state can proceed with plans to begin tolling in February on two existing tunnels between Norfolk and Portsmouth in order to pay for construction of a third.
October 31, 2013
Government, Business
Illinois Planning Agency Approves Tollway
A tollway linking Illinois and Indiana was approved Oct. 17 by a planning agency that has criticized the proposed $1.3 billion expressway project in the past, according to the Chicago Tribune.
October 18, 2013
Business
ATA Says Highway Toll Funding Report Understates Public Opposition
A recent report on using tolls for highway funding understates public opposition to tolling, American Trucking Association said Sept. 13.
September 13, 2013
Government, Business, Technology
Tolling Alliance Launching ‘Interoperability’ Hub
Beginning in September, the Alliance for Toll Interoperability will be enrolling toll agencies across North America in its new central collection system, a hub that founders said is the first step toward toll-system “interoperability.”
July 30, 2013
Government, Business
Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolls to Rise in January
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission voted Monday to increase its tolls by 12% for cash users and 2% for E-ZPass transponder users, effective in January.
July 29, 2013