Auditor General DePasquale Says Turnpike Toll Hikes Making Roadway Unaffordable
Auditor General DePasquale Says Turnpike Toll Hikes Making Roadway Unaffordable
HARRISBURG (July 3, 2018) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued this statement following a vote today by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to raise tolls six percent in January 2019 — the eleventh consecutive annual increase:
“As my previous audit and my 2013 special report requested by House Speaker Mike Turzai predicted, until legislators in Harrisburg address the $450 million payment the Turnpike must make to PennDOT annually, tolls are going to continue to rise.
“I currently have teams auditing both PennDOT and the Turnpike Commission. The results of those two audits could help provide some relief for motorists who are already tired of the toll increases.
“If they keep raising tolls, middle-class families are going to be forced off the roadway.”
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