Express E-ZPass Lanes on Pa. Turnpike 43 to reopen on April 18

NEW STANTON, PA (04/15/2011)(readMedia)-- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced today that the Express E-ZPass Lanes at the M52 Mainline Toll Plaza on the Mon/Fayette Expressway (Pa. Turnpike 43) near Jefferson Hills, Pa. will open to traffic at 2 p.m. on April 18. The lanes closed in October 2010 to accommodate E-ZPass testing to improve the accuracy of vehicle-sensing equipment used to determine tolls.

To learn more about E-ZPass or to enroll, visit the Turnpike's website at www.paturnpike.com or call toll-free 1-877-736-6727. Motorists can also get E-ZPass by visiting any American Automobile Association (AAA) office in the region or by obtaining E-ZPass "GoPaks" at participating Giant Eagle and GetGo stores, and at vending machines located at various Turnpike Travel Plazas. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's Western Regional Office in New Stanton also offers instant sign-ups weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.