Suit alleges the project was improperly approved by the state Department of Transportation.
PennDOT officials also sees tolling a bridge as fairer than a broad-based tax, as other states are considering, because only those who drive across it would be paying the toll, state Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian has said.
Motorists would see construction of a brand-new bridge with five lanes in each direction. It would be built just to the south of the current bridge and include the necessary work on the interchanges that go along with sliding the structure downstream a bit, said PennDOT Acting Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration Michael Keiser.
And, they argue, they never had the chance to make that case to the P3 board because when it passed the major bridge program in November 2020 no specific projects were identified. While Dauphin County commissioners passed a resolution in opposition to the bridge tolling plan earlier this month, county spokesman Brett Hambright told PennLive Tuesday that the board has also requested a meeting with the Wolf Administration to discuss the issue, and has opted not to engage in litigation before giving those talks a chance.
PennDOT spokeswoman Alexis Campbell declined comment on the suit Tuesday, saying department officials had not yet had an opportunity to review the case.
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