Pennsylvania Turnpike Makes Cashless Tolling System Permanent, Approximately 500 Employees Laid Off
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has announced that the cashless, All-Electronic Tolling system will now be permanent. The system was installed to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
This decision has resulted in approximately 500 employees layoffs, primarily toll collectors and fare-collection personnel.
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"I deeply regret that we have reached this point, but the world has been irrevocably changed by the global pandemic," said PTC CEO Mark P. Compton. "This pandemic had a much greater impact than anyone could have foreseen. The PA Turnpike has not been spared from COVID-19."
The PTC says there will be no return to cash collections on the turnpike.
Tolls will be assessed through E-ZPass or a PA Turnpike Toll By Plate that will be sent through the mail.
"This is a painful day for all of us at the Commission," said Compton.
For more information on cashless tolling, click here.
