Pennsylvania Turnpike Launches Toll Amnesty Program
If you owe back tolls and fees to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, now is the time to make good
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If you owe back tolls and fees to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, now is the time to make good
The crash happened around 11 a.m. Saturday about five-miles north of the Quakertown exit (Exit 44).
The northbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike are closed after an accident involving a tractor-trailer Monday.
No injuries were reported.
The Turnpike is upgrading its E-ZPass toll technology -- and those "feedback" signals – green means your toll has been paid, yellow for low balance -- don't fit the new scheme.
Technicians are currently working to remedy the issue.
The work was expected to run through April 10th.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say they need to upgrade the electronics in the Express Lanes and that's a job that can't be accomplished with traffic flowing through them.
Turnpike spokeswoman Kathleen Walter said, "It's both northbound and southbound."
Authorities say at around 9 a.m. Sunday a car struck the median on the westbound side in Southampton, Bucks County.
They're being constructed to relieve stress on the bridge during analysis.
Starting Sunday, drivers who travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike are paying 6% more if they pay cash or use E-ZPass.
A 6 percent increase takes effect Sunday for cash and E-ZPass motorists along the 550-mile highway.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say the speed limit has been temporarily lowered due to winter weather conditions on the roadway.
As promised, another increase in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls will take effect in January.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is expecting nearly 3.5 million vehicles to travel the toll road throughout the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike was closed in both directions, causing major traffic backups.
A bill that would give the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission more tools to go after chronic toll violators is now on its way to Governor Wolf's desk.
One firm, Green Coast Logistics of South Plainfield, New Jersey, owes more than $678,000 stemming from more than 7,000 violations.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has started accepting credit cards as a payment option at all toll booths.
A serious crash shutdown a stretch of the westbound lanes of the PA Turnpike on Thursday.
Crews are preparing to start another phase of the construction project that will connect Interstate 95 with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County.
The Turnpike Commission wants a fiber-optic network to replace an aging digital microwave system.
Motorists will soon see higher prices when paying to travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Officials say eastbound traffic will be diverted off at the Downingtown Interchange and westbound traffic will be diverted off at the Valley Forge Interchange.
