Pa. Turnpike open road tolling: How it looks in Western Pennsylvania

Pa. Turnpike open road tolling: How it looks in Western Pennsylvania

The turnpike says the new system to replace toll booths is also opening up options for additional interchanges, one of which is planned at Route 130 in Westmoreland County.

Pennsylvania Turnpike To Convert To Open Road Tolling By 2027

Plans are in place to move the entire Pennsylvania Turnpike over to open road tolling.  Planners for the route say the full system will be set up by January of 2027.  This means that overhead scanners will read license plates and EZ-Pass transponders in order to collect tolls along the roadway, eliminating the need for pay booths at interchanges.  The new system will cost about 250 million dollars and will include 38 scanner structures across th…