The federal government is probing toll increases in several Northeast states, Bloomberg reported.
July 23, 2012toll News Updates
Pa. Turnpike Tolls Increase 10% for Cash Users
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission approved a 10% toll increase for drivers paying with cash and a 2% increase for those using the E-ZPass system.
July 23, 2012N.Y. Truckers Rally Business Opposition to Proposed 45% Thruway Toll Increase
New York truckers have helped organize a coalition of 22 business groups to oppose the 45% increase in truck tolls proposed by the New York State Thruway Authority.
July 23, 2012Trucking, Business Groups Form Coalition to Oppose Toll Hikes on N.Y. Thruway
Twenty-two business groups have formed a coalition to oppose the 45% toll increase for trucks proposed by the New York State Thruway Authority.
July 17, 2012Virginia Officials Propose Single Toll Site on I-95,to Collect $12 Per Truck Going Each Way
Virginia transportation officials have recommended that their tolling plan for Interstate 95 include just one toll-collection location and that trucks pay $12 going each way.
July 2, 2012Virginia I-95 Toll Plan Would Feature One Location North of N.C.
The portion of Interstate 95 running through Virginia would have one tolling location — near the North Carolina state line — under a plan Virginia is preparing for the federal government.
June 26, 2012N.Y. Thruway Considers Boosting Truck Tolls by 45%
The New York State Thruway Authority may raise truck tolls 45% to help refinance its debt and pay for a $1.5 billion highway improvement program.
June 6, 2012San Francisco Bay Area Truck Tolls to Rise Again
Multi-axle vehicles including heavy-duty trucks will be paying higher tolls to cross San Francisco area bridges starting July 1, the Vallejo (Calif.) Times Herald reported.
May 14, 2012N.J. Lawmakers Want Delay on Toll Hikes
Sen. Frank Lautenberg and three fellow Democrats from the New Jersey federal congressional delegation have asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to delay scheduled toll increases, the Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger reported.
April 30, 2012Editorial: Toll Justice
Tolls. To paraphrase the late Ronald Reagan, “There they go again.” The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls all the access from New Jersey to the nation’s largest city, has slapped trucks with higher tolls that will skyrocket 163% by 2015 to $105.
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