State's Rural Areas Fight Against I-80 Toll Plan

Ken Maleski, a utility company worker in Emlenton, Venango County, stated "We shouldn't have to pay tolls so people in the southwest and southeast don't have to pay as much for their mass transit. Those tolls would be a death knell for economic growth in our area."

"If the objective is to raise more funds for mass transit, the state should toll Interstate 95," a busy highway in the Philadelphia area, said State Rep. David Millard. Read more…

Gov. Rendell incorrectly assumes that rural residents are willing to pay for someone else’s bus fare in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh.

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