Pa. resurrects plans to put tolls on Interstate 80

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are preparing to revive their application to impose tolls on Interstate 80.

Meanwhile, opponents plan to unveil a study that finds I-80 tolls are unjustified and could lead to an increase in crashes.

Turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo says the agency soon will submit supplemental information to the Federal Highway Administration in support of the I-80 application.

The administration rejected the state’s toll bid 13 months ago because it did not meet legal requirements.

Critics of the toll proposal will release a study Monday by a Grove City College professor that concludes I-80 drivers pay more than enough in fuel taxes to cover maintenance costs for the 311-mile cross-state highway.