How a Plan to add tolls in Pennsylvania Failed

What is happening? Pennsylvania legislature was considering adding tolls to 9 bridges to fund replacement of those bridges.

How is this important? The state’s Public-Private Transportation Partnership Board had authorized PennDOT to consider charging tolls and the Legislature has been adamantly anti-tolling. Communities sued the state saying Public-Private Transportation Partnership Board didn’t follow proper procedures. The Legislature then started work to amend the Board’s powers.

How will this be important? The community lawsuits, the Legislature opposition to the Public Transportation Partnership led to chaos that killed tolling.

Governing | Pennsylvania Bridge-Tolling Proposal Dies