AP
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Senate are trying to make Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration start over on its plans to toll up to nine major bridges, approving a bill Tuesday to require the state Department of Transportation to undergo a new process that includes approval from the Legislature.
The bill passed the Republican-controlled chamber, 28-19, with the backing of every Republican and one Democrat.
The bill now goes to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, but it may have a short life: Wolf opposes the bill, and the Senate lacks a veto-proof majority.
The Senate approved Senate Bill 382, introduced by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, R-Cambria County, in a 28-19 vote.
The bill will now go to the House.
“This P3 plan is a failure,” Langerholc said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “We owe our commonwealth residents more than this.”
Bridges to be tolled
On Feb. 18, PennDOT announced the bridge renovation plan, approved by the obscure Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3) in November, would be funded by tolls on several bridges, including:
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)
Pennsylvania State Capital Bureau
A bill that would essentially kill PennDOT’s plan to toll several bridges across Pennsylvania to fund projects moved forward Tuesday when it was passed by the state Senate.
The Senate approved Senate Bill 382, introduced by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, R-Cambria County, in a 28-19 vote.
The bill will now go to the House.
“This P3 plan is a failure,” Langerholc said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “We owe our commonwealth residents more than this.”
Bridges to be tolled
On Feb. 18, PennDOT announced the bridge renovation plan, approved by the obscure Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3) in November, would be funded by tolls on several bridges, including:
Pennsylvania Senate passes measure to erase PennDOT-backed plan to toll 9 interstate bridges: An issue of transparency mcall.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mcall.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pennsylvania Senate OKs bill to pause plans to toll bridges
Published
HARRISBURG - Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Senate are trying to make Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration start over on its plans to toll up to nine major bridges, approving a bill Tuesday to require the state Department of Transportation to undergo a new process that includes approval from the Legislature.
The bill passed the Republican-controlled chamber, 28-19, with the backing of every Republican and one Democrat.
The bill now goes to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, but it may have a short life: Wolf opposes the bill, and the Senate lacks a veto-proof majority.