High tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike do not violate the right of truckers and other motorists to travel between states, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, upholding a lower-court dismissal of a lawsuit against state agencies and officials…
The Associated Press reports,the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Pennsylvania’s use of turnpike tolls to pay other costs was authorized by Congress and therefore does not violate the U.S. Constitution. More than half of the turnpike’s $1.2 billion in annual revenue currently goes to debt, and the turnpike has passed a series of substantial toll increases to fund the payments. The cost for the heaviest vehicles to travel 359 miles on the turnpike’s main stem from Ohio to New Jersey now exceeds $1,800.
