The commission has been increasing tolls annually for more than a decade. It blames the increases, in part, on its obligation to provide funds for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation projects. 

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of truck drivers and motorists over the use of tolls on the 359-mile Pennsylvania Turnpike. At issue is the fact that the turnpike is required to fund road projects that are not part of the turnpike system, as well as mass transit projects in the state.