Cashless tolling on Findlay Connector postponed
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will postpone the start of cashless tolling for the Findlay Connector — the six-mile segment of Southern Beltway in Washington and Allegheny counties. Originally planned for Sunday, the date will be delayed to later this spring or summer.
The postponement provides additional time needed to continue testing of the tolling equipment at the highway speed electronic-tolling facility at milepost 2.6 on the connector. This new cashless tolling zone, upon conversion, will replace six existing toll plazas on the connector’s on/off ramps.
A new go-live date for the Findlay Connector will be announced in the coming weeks.
The electronic-tolling technology being deployed on the Findlay Connector is installed on a gantry — a framework structure made of concrete columns supporting overhead steel beams. With cashless tolling, even drivers without E-ZPass no longer stop to pay; they proceed through the tolling location at the posted speed limit. As they do, cameras take a photo of the vehicle’s license plate, and a monthly PA Turnpike bill is mailed to the vehicle owner.