PA Turnpike to replace all toll booths with overhead readers

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission recently approved $50 million in contracts to replace the state’s remaining Turnpike toll booths with overhead gantries, according to reports from TribLive and WTAE.

The overhead Open Road Tolling system will electronically collect tolls and allow drivers to pass through without having to slow down. The cashless system will officially roll out in January for areas east of Reading and the Northeast Extension.


Turnpike officials expect more than $25 million in annual savings and are working to standardize per-mile rates across the 564-mile network, TribLive said.

Existing Toll By Plate and E-ZPass systems will remain in place. More information is here and in the video below:

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Photos: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission