What places should I stop to visit while traveling the Pennsylvania turnpike?”
As will be the fate of thousands of motorists traveling the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Jan. 4, the trucks hauling gypsum and tile from Wholesale Builders Supply’s Greensburg warehouse to its Carnegie location will pay 25 percent more for their right to do so. The company’s fare will increase from $2 to $2.50 each time it sends one of its 14 trucks between exits 57 and 67 on the turnpike. That will be the most common increase for commercial vehicles, such as trucks, according to Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission estimates. It won’t break the bank, said Ted Peterson, operation’s manager for the construction supply company, which spends an average of $300 on turnpike tolls each month. But it will be felt, he said, adding, “I didn’t think it would be that much.” The most common passenger car fare, which covers approximately one exit, will grow to 95 cents from 75 cents on Jan. 4. The commission initially planned to hike rates in 2010, but the passage of state transportation Act 44 shifted pla
