Instant E-ZPass Sign-Ups to Be Offered Next Week at Turnpike 66

NEW STANTON, PA (05/28/2010)(readMedia)-- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will offer 3 days of instant E-ZPass sign-ups Wednesday through Friday, June 2 through 4, at the mainline toll plaza on the Amos K. Hutchinson Greensburg Bypass (Turnpike 66) in Westmoreland County.

Sign-up teams will be working at the Turnpike 66 location from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Signage will direct interested customers to the appropriate parking area.

Customers will leave with an E-ZPass transponder they can use immediately on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and in 13 surrounding states (go to www.e-zpass.net for more information) where the purple and white E-ZPass logo is displayed. To enroll, a customer must provide a valid driver license, license plate number and a major credit card.

The transponder is mounted on the windshield and sends a signal to an overhead reader in the toll lane. The devices interact to classify vehicles and deduct appropriate fares from pre-paid accounts while drivers keep moving.

It costs as little as $38 per transponder to open a pre-paid E-ZPass account, $3 will be assessed for the initial annual fee, with $35 available for tolls. It is most convenient to pay by credit or debit card and authorize automatic replenishment when your pre-paid balance drops below $10. Transponders can be moved between vehicles.

Customers who are unable to stop by the toll plaza can enroll through the Turnpike's Web site at www.paturnpike.com, by calling toll-free 1-877-736-6727, by visiting any American Automobile Association (AAA) office in the region, or by obtaining E-ZPass "GoPaks" at participating Giant Eagle and GetGo stores, also at vending machines located at various PA Turnpike Travel Plazas.