I-80 Tolls May Not Be Dead Yet

Retiring U.S. Rep. John Peterson, a leading force against tolling I-80, attended a transportation symposium in Clarion today and characterized Act 44 as "destructive" because it requires the turnpike commission to borrow $2.5 billion to turn over to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

He also warned people and businesses living along the I-80 corridor to "be on alert," predicting turnpike and state officials will try again to win federal approval for tolling the highway because there will soon be a Democratic President and Democratic-controlled Congress.

Meanwhile, Joe Markosek, chairman of the House Transportation Committee said Act 44 will generate the $2.5 billion in new transportation funding in a three-year period without I-80 tolls. He also said Act 44 represents a clear long-range solution to the state's funding crisis, all without raising taxes or relinquishing control of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

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