HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and state highway department submitted supplemental materials late Thursday to the Federal Highway Administration designed to answer questions about the financial structure of a proposal to gain approval for tolls on Interstate 80, a plan that has generated spirited opposition in the northern part of the state.
The agencies provided a consultant's analysis that the value of the transaction would be in line with recent highway leases elsewhere in North America. The proposal calls for PennDOT to lease the roadway to the turnpike, which would operate the tolls.
It also provides more information about the money needed to maintain Pennsylvania's interstates, current conditions on I-80 and details about the nine proposed toll collection spots. FULL STORY
