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Kathy Liebler – 717-939-9551 ext. 2840 |
December 13, 2001 |
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MEDIA
ADVISORY:
Beginning
Saturday, December 15, 2001, customers will be able to use E-ZPass
electronic toll collection from exit 1-Gateway across the east-west mainline
and up the Northeastern Extension to exit 37-Wyoming Valley Toll Plaza. The statewide
expansion of E-ZPass marks
the successful completion of phase three of the Turnpike’s program, which
began in December 2000 between exits 18-Harrisburg West on the east-west
mainline and 33-Lehigh Valley on the Northeastern Extension. In May 2001, E-ZPass
expanded to 16-Carlisle and 37-Wyoming Valley Toll Plaza – two
interchanges on the east-west mainline and four on the Northeastern
Extension. Since the
launch, the Turnpike has issued nearly 150,000 tags and congestion has been
significantly reduced at many of the busiest interchanges – during peak
hours more than 50 percent of customers, passenger vehicles only, are using E-ZPass
to pay tolls electronically. Customers
enrolled in another agency’s E-ZPass
program can also use their tag on the Turnpike, with the exception of
commercial vehicles and buses, which are temporarily excluded from the
Turnpike’s program. The
Turnpike plans to expand the E-ZPass
program to include commercial
vehicles and buses in 2002. Turnpike customers can enroll in the E-ZPass program at www.paturnpike.com or by calling 1-877-PENN-PASS. E-ZPass is the convenient way for customers to pay tolls without stopping and fumbling for change or tickets. |
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P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676 Phone: (717) 939-9551 Fax: (717) 986-9649 |
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