I-80 Toll Sites Revealed
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has whittled down its list of potential locations for nine toll collection sites along Interstate 80.
The commission on Wednesday revealed 20 locations along the 311-mile roadway that could get one of the nine cashless tolling stations. Officials are not expected to select the final sites until sometime this fall.
Sites that collect the most revenue while diverting the fewest vehicles onto alternate routes are the ones most likely to be selected, said project manager Barry Schoch. In most cases, the traffic diversion issue will be critical, because sites close to each other are projected to produce about the same amount of money, he said.
The plan is to install cashless toll "gantries" that either communicate with E-ZPass electronic toll transponders or photograph license plates so bills can be mailed to the vehicle owners. Drivers would pass through them at highway speeds.
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The commission on Wednesday revealed 20 locations along the 311-mile roadway that could get one of the nine cashless tolling stations. Officials are not expected to select the final sites until sometime this fall.
Sites that collect the most revenue while diverting the fewest vehicles onto alternate routes are the ones most likely to be selected, said project manager Barry Schoch. In most cases, the traffic diversion issue will be critical, because sites close to each other are projected to produce about the same amount of money, he said.
The plan is to install cashless toll "gantries" that either communicate with E-ZPass electronic toll transponders or photograph license plates so bills can be mailed to the vehicle owners. Drivers would pass through them at highway speeds.
For the full story, go to pennlive.com
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