Truckers win key round in toll fight
NITL -- Logistics Management, 12/19/2007
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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission requesting additional information and highlighting concerns with the commission’s application to toll Interstate 80, according to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA).
In an online report, OOIDA said the latest development concerning Pennsylvania’s 311-mile portion of Interstate 80 is a small but important victory for truckers and highway users opposed to the tolling of existing federal highways. OOIDA noted that the FHWA holds the final say in whether the I-80 application is eligible to move forward as part of an interstate tolling program known as the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program.
“If the Turnpike Commission and PennDOT are complete and truthful in their response to the FHWA, there’s little chance of them securing tolling approval,” said Rep. John Peterson (R-PA). “Our state leaders must go back to the drawing board, as this hastily passed tolling scheme appears to be all but flat-lined.”
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