PITTSBURHGH (Newsradio KDKA) - The I-79 bridge in Bridgeville is among nine bridges throughout the state that PennDOT is considering turning into toll bridges as part of the state's "Major Bridge P3 Initiative."
"We can definitely contest that action by PennDOT and we're supporting some lawsuits against the administration and against PennDOT," Pennsylvania State Rep. Rob Mercuri said Friday during the KDKA Radio Morning Show. "We just think it's the wrong time to implement additional tolling on the people of Pennsylvania."
Under the program, the money raised by the tolls would reimburse PennDOT which would pay private contractors to repair and maintain bridges for 20 to 30 years.
Tolls would be collected through the Pennsylvania Turnpike E-ZPass program or license plate billing.
Listen to the full interview with Mercuri above to learn more.
