Bridge tolls ain’t it: Lawmakers introduce bill to void proposed PennDOT toll plan
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Republican lawmakers on Thursday decried PennDOT’s proposal to toll bridges in the state to fund repair and replacement projects.
State Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., a Republican representing Cambria, Bedford and Clearfield counties, said he became aware of the “major tolling initiative” when he took over as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
The plan was “lurking under the water” and would impact a significant number of Pennsylvanias, he said at a news conference Thursday in Harrisburg.
The toll initiative under PennDOT’s Pathways Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3) was approved without revealing which projects would be affected: PennDOT identified the nine bridges last month. Langerholc said the decision was also made with input from the trucking industry.