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SEARCHUnder the proposal, Pennsylvania lawmakers would add tolls at nine bridges across the state by late 2023. Tractor-trailers could pay as much as $10 on one pass through.
Under the proposal, tractor-trailers could pay as much as $10 on a single pass through by late 2023.
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Truckers are pushing back at a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's proposal to add tolls to nine vehicle bridges across the state, including on Interstate 79, to close a funding gap to widen the roadway and replace the bridges.
Under the proposal — which PennDOT is preparing for federal approval — passenger vehicles would pay a couple dollars and tractor-trailers could pay as much as $10 on a single pass by late 2023.
Some in the trucking industry are pushing back, saying the proposal disportionally relies on trucks.
“Truckers currently pay about 40% of the transportation costs, in taxes, in Pennsylvania, despite the fact that they only drive about 9% if of the miles,” Rebecca Oyler of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association told CBS Pittsburgh.
Members of the House Appropriations Committee also questioned the tolling program during a budget hearing, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
“PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian defended the tolling option, telling legislators her department has annual road and bridge needs of about $15 billion and only $6.9 billion available to address them,” according to the news outlet.
PennDOT officials told the CBS outlet that gas revenues in the state have dropped off significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the authority with little other choice to fund the necessary road improvements.
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