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A proposed toll to fund the widening and upgrades to this I-79 bridge and Bridgeville interchange improvements has some state and local lawmakers and business owners concerned.
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Officials from several communities banded together during a May 4 virtual meeting against the implementation of a toll on an I-79 bridge in Bridgeville.
The virtual meeting was part of the Southwest Communities Chamber of Commerce 2021 Community Outlook. Participants of the call included managers and administration officials from Bridgeville, Upper St. Clair, Scott, South Fayette, Carnegie, Collier and Heidelberg.
PennDOTâs I-79 Widening, Bridges and Bridgeville Interchange
Reconfiguration
The possibility of a toll in the vicinity of Interstate 79âs Bridgeville interchange continues to draw disapproval.
Upper St. Clair has become the latest nearby municipality to express formal opposition. Township commissioners voted unanimously Monday to pass a resolution to that effect, joining Bridgeville Borough, Collier Township and South Fayette, where the interchange is located.
In addition, the South West Communities Chamber of Commerce has launched a petition that garnered almost 2,000 signatures in its first week, according to executive director Mandi Pryor. The opportunity to sign goes throughout April, before the petition is delivered to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation by the office of state Sen. Devlin Robinson, R-Bridgeville.
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Courtesy of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation)
Shown is the Interstate 79 widening, bridges and Bridgeville
interchange project. Under the proposal, tolls would be collected
to cross the bridge near the Interstate 79 Bridgeville exit.
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Harry Funk/The Almanac
Mandi Pryor is executive director of the South West Communities
Chambers of Commerce.
Upper St. Clair Township is poised to join nearby municipalities in opposing plans to subject Interstate 79 to tolling.
At their regular meeting April 5, township commissioners will vote on a resolution that cites potentially negative impacts if the state follows through on the Department of Transportationâs proposal to charge motorists as a means of paying for improvements to I-79 in the vicinity of the Bridgeville interchange.