PennDOT Advances Plan To Toll 9 State Bridges

HARRISBURG, PA — PennDOT has moved forward with plans to toll as many as nine state bridges by inviting three firms to submit proposals on how they would partner with the agency to repair or replace the deteriorating spans. Money for the projects would come from the tolls.

Proposals from the competing firms will be due early next year, with the winner being selected next spring.

The tolling, expected to go into effect in 2023, would be collected via E-Z Pass or license plate billing. PennDOT has not indicated how much the tolls could be, but the money collected would be used to pay the private contractors to repair and maintain the bridges for as long as 30 years.

The tolls would help pay for the following projects:

• I-78 Lenhartsville Bridge Replacement (Berks County)
• I-79 Widening, Bridges and Bridgeville Interchange Reconfiguration (Allegheny County)
• I-80 Canoe Creek Bridges (Clarion County)
• I-80 Nescopeck Creek Bridges (Luzerne County)
• I-80 North Fork Bridges Project (Jefferson County)
• I-80 Over Lehigh River Bridge Project (Luzerne and Carbon counties)
• I-81 Susquehanna Project (Susquehanna County)
• I-83 South Bridge Project (Dauphin County)
• I-95 Girard Point Bridge Improvement Project (Philadelphia County)

The teams invited to submit proposals, including their team leads and financial members, are:

• Bridging Pennsylvania Partners, comprised of: Macquarie Infrastructure Developments LLC; Shikun & Binui Concessions USA Inc; STV Incorporated; FCC Construction, S.A.; Shikun & Binui – America, Inc; and SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc.

• Keystone Pathway Developers, comprised of: Kiewit (Development Company, Engineering Group Inc., and Infrastructure Co., doing business as Keystone Pathway Constructors); Star America PA Bridges, LLC; and Urban Engineers Inc.

• Keystone Pathways Mobility Partners, comprised of: Cintra Infrastructures SE, Itinera Infrastructure and Concessions Inc.; Halmar International LLC and North Tarrant Infrastructure, LLC (unincorporated joint venture); Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and KS Engineers, P.C.

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