Rebecca Oyler
With little public notice or attention, PennDOT's Public-Private Partnership (P3) Board approved the “Pathways Major Bridge P3 Initiative” on Nov. 12, which will institute tolls on interstate bridges across the commonwealth. On Feb. 18, PennDOT announced that the following bridge projects are under consideration for tolling:
• I-78 Lenhartsville bridge replacement project (Berks County);
• I-79 widening, bridges and Bridgeville interchange reconfiguration (Allegheny County);
• I-80 Canoe Creek bridges (Clarion County);
• I-80 Nescopeck Creek bridges (Luzerne County);
• I-80 North Fork bridges project (Jefferson County);
• I-80 over Lehigh River bridge project (Luzerne and Carbon counties);
• I-81 Susquehanna project (Susquehanna County);
• I-83 South bridge project (Dauphin County); and