Pennsylvania
Open Road Tolling is coming to the Pennsylvania Turnpike – Metro Philadelphia
COMMONWEALTH MEDIA SERVICES
If you have driven on the Pennsylvania Turnpike lately, you may have noticed large overhead structures along the highway.
These are part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s new tolling system, Open Road Tolling (ORT), in which tolls are charged electronically as customers drive at highway speeds without slowing down or stopping. These structures, called gantries, can process E-ZPass or Toll-By-Plate transactions, and beyond mounting an E-ZPass transponder, customers will not need to do anything differently.
According to officials, ORT allows for the addition of new access points at a lower cost paving the way for increased economic development. It is also designed to eliminate distractions while driving, specifically lane switching associated with stop-and-go tolling.
“We’ve already seen a significant reduction of accidents at locations where we’ve transitioned from traditional toll plazas and look forward to that continuing across our system as we implement Open Road Tolling,” said PA Turnpike COO Craig Shuey.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials add that non-stop travel also means lower emissions, less fuel use, and a cleaner environment. The removal of current toll booths and additional infrastructure at interchanges will see the return of green space. Old toll plazas will be removed in 2025.
“Open Road Tolling is the most significant innovation for our customers, our employees, our roadway and the Commonwealth in our 85-year history,” said PA Turnpike CEO Mark Compton, adding that it “increases access and mobility across the Commonwealth, promotes safety and reliability and better supports our environment.”
For more information on Open Road Tolling, including a map of gantry locations, visit paturnpike.com
The funeral arrangements for Corporal Timothy O’Connor, who was shot and killed in Chester County on Sunday, have been announced.
The viewing for O’Connor will be Tuesday, March 17, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church located at 338 Manor Avenue in Downingtown, Pa., according to the Parkesburg Police Department.
The funeral will be held at the same location on Wednesday, March 18, at 11 a.m., police said.
O’Connor was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Honey Brook on Sunday night. The suspect, Jesse Nathan Elks, took his own life after shooting O’Connor.
O’Connor was a 15-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police who leaves behind a wife, Casey, and a 6-year-old daughter, according to police.
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Crews battle blaze on salvage barge in Delaware bay
Crews battled a blaze on a salvage barge in the Delaware Bay Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported. 3/10/26
Delaware, Pennsylvania, and federal agencies have been responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay.
The barge, which is carrying salvage metal, is being moved to shallow water so it can be secured, allowing on-scene responders to extinguish the fire and complete salvage operations, according to a March 10 statement from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency.
No injuries have been reported as of 1:15 p.m.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is on scene to perform air monitoring, the statement said.
Responding agencies include the Wilmington Fire Department, Good Will, Leipsic Volunteer, Bowers and South Bowers fire companies. Also there are Delaware State Police, DNREC, New Castle County Office of Emergency Management, Kent County Department of Public Safety, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay.
The Philadelphia Fire Department was enroute.
This is a developing story. Check back with delawareonline.com for more information.
Send tips or story ideas to Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299 or eparra@delawareonline.com.
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