Tag: Pennsylvania Turnpike

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News roundup, Jan. 28: Supreme Court won’t hear OOIDA’s challenge to increasing PA Turnpike tolls; little reader support for ABC tests; longtime Talladega trucker passes away

The U.S. Supreme Court denied OOIDA’s request to hear its case against the increasing Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls. A sizable majority of Overdrive readers against the ABC test for the independent contractor classification as too simplistic//broad for trucking.

January 28, 2020

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Interstate closures planned this weekend in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Arizona

A section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-70 in Kansas City will be completely closed this weekend for construction projects, while I-17 near Anthem, Arizona, north of Phoenix, will be reduced to one lane for part of the weekend.

September 5, 2019

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Pennsylvania Turnpike set to increase tolls again in 2020

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced this week a 6% toll increase will take effect on Jan. 5, 2020, for both E-ZPass and cash customers on all sections and extensions of the turnpike except for three western Pennsylvania cashless toll facilities.

July 19, 2019

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Lawsuit over increasing PA Turnpike tolls dismissed; OOIDA to appeal

“This lawsuit is far from over,” said OOIDA President Todd Spencer.  “And win or lose on appeal, the turnpike’s debt crisis and the Commonwealth’s transportation emergency aren’t going away either. This is a crisis created by the legislature’s decisions, not our lawsuit.”

April 5, 2019

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Winter storm prompts speed restrictions on Pennsylvania Turnpike

Speeds on the Turnpike are now reduced to 45 mph from the Donegal Interchange (exit 91) to the Valley Forge Interchange (exit 326). The 45 mph restriction is also in place for all of I-276, I-95 to the Delaware River Bridge, and all of I-476.

November 15, 2018

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NTSB: Corrosion likely caused electrical conduit to fall in crash that killed trucker on PA Turnpike

A report released this week by federal transportation investigators says steel straps holding electrical conduits to the ceiling of a Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnel had corroded before a portion of conduit fell, killing a truck driver in February.

May 3, 2018

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Trucker killed by falling electrical conduit in PA Turnpike tunnel

According to the AP report, Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said the conduit was a large pipe that damaged other vehicles in addition to Sexton’s truck.

February 23, 2018

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Pennsylvania Turnpike toll hike goes into effect Jan. 7

The increase will see the most common toll for a Class 8 truck increase from $23.60 to $25.01 for E-ZPass and from $33.10 to $35.08 for cash.

December 18, 2017

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Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls set to increase again in 2018

The increase will see the most common toll for a Class 8 truck increase from $23.60 to $25.01 for E-ZPass and from $33.10 to $35.08 for cash.

July 24, 2017

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Drivewyze road-safety alerts come to Penn. turnpike

Weigh-station bypass service Drivewyze is rolling out a rollover-zone and other safety-notifications feature to its PreClear product later this year after a pilot test. Pennsylvania Turnpike is the latest jurisdiction/route to participate to enable safety alerts along routes.

April 28, 2017

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I-276 bridge connecting N.J., Pa. turnpikes closed at least until April

The bridge was closed Jan. 20 after a complete fracture was found in a steel I-beam on the Pennsylvania side of the bridge below the driving surface in the westbound right lane. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) says the fracture makes the bridge unsafe to drive on.

February 8, 2017

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New tolls coming on I-65 bridges, toll increases on horizon in several states

Beginning Dec. 30, three Ohio River bridges will begin tolling the new I-65 Abraham Lincoln Bridge, the I-65 Kennedy Bridge and the new East End bridge. Several other tolling locations around the country are also increasing tolls for trucks.

December 16, 2016