PA Turnpike Removing Tollbooths at Interchanges as Part of New Tolling System

PA Turnpike removing tollbooths at interchanges as part of new tolling system

The Pennsylvania Turnpike has begun removing toll plazas east of Reading and on the Northeast Extension as part of its open-road tolling system. Officials said the project started with the Pocono interchange (Exit 95) on the Northeast Extension (Interstate 476), with contractors removing the tollbooths and canopy from the interchange. Officials said the Valley Forge interchange in Montgomery County is scheduled to be removed this summer. Tollboo…

PA Turnpike starts demolishing tollbooths, with all to be removed by 2028

Drivers traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will notice some big changes as crews start tearing down tollbooths as part of the system’s transition to Open Road Tolling only. On June 9, 2025, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) announced that work has begun to remove tollbooths from the Turnpike. Crews have already completely demolished and removed the tollbooths and canopy located on the Pocono Interchange (Exit 95) on the Northeast Ex…

Pennsylvania Turnpike Pollinator Initiative

Read the full story from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The project won the Diamond Award in Environmental Engineering from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is one of the top-five states in the nation in terms of public road miles (over 121,000 miles) in addition to the more than 100,000 acres of … Continue reading Pennsylvania Turnpike Pollinator Initiative