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▸ June 16, 2025
Video date: June 16, 2025
In this video: Toll increases are coming in a couple weeks across the U.S.; meanwhile, toll plazas are coming down, if not the tolls themselves, in Pennsylvania. And the drama over the Belle Chasse Bridge continues in Louisiana with consumer complaints and fines for the builder. Danny Pryor reports for Turnpikes.com.
Full description: The toll plazas are coming down across the Pennsylvania Turnpike, now that the roadway has converted to open-road tolling. Tolls may come down, altogether, in Tuscaloosa and Northport, Alabama, if communities and residents get their way. The Belle Chasse drama continues as Louisiana lawmakers want answers about construction delays and billing practices on the part of the builder and bridge owner, Plenary. Tolls are going up on July 1 across the U.S., from Seattle to Dallas, to Orlando, and other areas. Georgia offers a toll violation amnesty program until the end of the month. We have a review of the MassPike construction snarls to expect this weekend, plus weekly trivia.
