This section defines key terms related to transportation planning organizations in Pennsylvania, such as metropolitan and rural planning organizations. It also mandates traffic studies before and after highway conversions to assess traffic diversion, and clarifies that certain turnpikes and toll roads are part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike system.
It is the policy board of an organization created to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process.
They are organizations of counties with populations under 50,000, created as local development districts to handle rural transportation planning.
Traffic studies must be conducted before and within one year after the conversion to assess traffic diversion from Interstate 80 to other roads.
Yes, the law states that turnpikes and future toll road conversions are or shall be incorporated into the Pennsylvania Turnpike system.