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Gov. Wolf reiterates commitment to phasing out PA s gas tax, appoints new bipartisan commission to develop funding recommendations
Pennsylvania has one of the largest state-owned transportation networks in the country, with nearly 40,000 miles of roads and over 25,400 bridges under its purview.
Credit: FOX43 Author: FOX43 Newsroom Updated: 1:37 PM EST March 12, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Friday reiterated his commitment to phase out the state s gas tax, which he said is becoming an unreliable source for funding Pennsylvania’s vast transportation network.
To make this possible and to further address the state’s transportation funding needs, the governor signed an Executive Order establishing the Transportation Revenue Options Commission, which will develop comprehensive funding recommendations for Pennsylvania’s large and aging infrastructure.
CP file photo: Theo Schwarz A ghost bike memorial in 2015 marking the spot on Forbes Avenue where cyclist Susan Hicks was killed. On Oct. 23, 2015, Susan Hicks was riding her bike in Oakland the exact way Pennsylvania law required her to: as if she were driving a car. Back then, the configuration on Forbes Avenue was not friendly to cyclists, and Hicks, a 34-year-old University of Pittsburgh educator, pulled her bike behind an SUV and waited for a left-turn signal at a red light at Bigelow Boulevard. Then, a speeding driver slammed into a car behind her, causing a chain reaction that resulted in her death.
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HARRISBURG Charging tolls to help pay for selected interstate highway bridge projects under Pennsylvania’s Public-Private Partnership Transportation Program was the subject of a Senate Transportation Committee public hearing Monday.
The P3 Board voted in November to give the green light to planning for major bridge projects that rely on user fees or tolls for revenue. Major bridges are those of significance based on physical size, location and cost to replace or rehabilitate.
PennDOT is evaluating five to 10 bridge projects on interstates across the state as potential candidates for tolling, Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian said. She indicated the list could be available by mid-February.