Pennsylvania Turnpike

The amount of yearly uncollected tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike grew by nearly 50% last year.

The five-member Turnpike Commission approved an across-the-board fee hike for the 15th time in a row.

The National Transportation Safety Board found has released its final report on the 2020 chain-reaction crash that killed five.

Updated snowfall forecasts issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday predict western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle could see 6-12 inches of total snow accumulation by the time the winter storm warning expires at 1 p.m. Monday. The Pittsburgh area is expected to receive 8-12 inches.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: How the Pennsylvania Turnpike plans to reduce unpaid tolls from motorists, some of whom could face penalties; a behavioral economist tells us how we can develop and maintain good habits and stick with resolutions in 2022; and, for our Good Question, Kid! series we look into condensation.

Starting Friday, motorists will be able to drive on a new portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Southern Beltway. The road stretches between U.S. Route 22 and Interstate 79 at the Allegheny-Washington County line.

Pennsylvania senators grilled turnpike executives over their efforts to collect unpaid tolls that amounted to $104 million last year.

Turnpike records show the millions of motorists who don’t use E-ZPass have a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the “toll-by-plate” license plate camera system.

Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will soon rise by another 5%.

A small plane landed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Monday evening, shutting down some traffic and prompting a crash, authorities said.Turnpike Commission…