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EZ Pass Takes Over the Turnpike

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We’re headed into the summer season which will mean more people hitting the road, especially the Pennsylvania turnpike. The first section of the turnpike opened in 1940 and extended from the Pittsburgh suburb of Irwin to Carlisle. It’s a toll road that could become costlier without an EZ Pass transponder. Plans are underway to convert the turnpike to all-electronic tolling. We’ll talk about what this could mean for motorists with Turnpike Spokesman Carl DeFebo. And Essential Public Radio Morning Edition host Josh Raulerson joins us for his Wednesday literary feature, Speaking Volumes.
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Plans are underway to convert the Pennsylvania Turnpike to EZ Pass only.

We’re headed into the summer season which will mean more people hitting the road, especially the Pennsylvania turnpike. The first section of the turnpike opened in 1940 and extended from the Pittsburgh suburb of Irwin to Carlisle. It’s a toll road that could become costlier without an EZ Pass transponder. Plans are underway to convert the turnpike to all-electronic tolling. We’ll talk about what this could mean for motorists with Turnpike Spokesman Carl DeFebo. And Essential Public Radio Morning Edition host Josh Raulerson joins us for his Wednesday literary feature, Speaking Volumes.

 

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