..if you travel across the state from New Jersey to Ohio, it'll cost $61.20. In 2008, it cost just $15.25.
Pennsylvania turnpike tolls increased 6% this past Sunday, marking the 12th year in a row of raises.
In a new Inquirer op-ed, the toll hikes are being called "predatory" and "loan-sharkey". They're being attributed to a 2007 law that helped turn the turnpike system into a piggy bank, allowing legislators to avoid raising taxes for state roads and mass transit.
Those who use the turnpike, especially in Southeast PA, are feeling the fallout of this legislation.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, in addition to taking care of its 552 miles of road, also has to borrow and shell out billions since 2008 to help fund "utterly unrelated state transportation projects," the op-ed states. The toll increases are the consequence of paying for these projects.
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When I drove that route in the truck I got off and took the U.S. Highway that paralleled the interstate. It was more leisurely and less expensive.
One time I stopped at a fuel stop and walked about half a mile up the road to a café to eat dinner. On the walk back, I spotted an Amish man with a beard who was carrying a baby. That was many years ago back in the mid-90s or something. ;)
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