About this Project

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is implementing Open Road Tolling (ORT) as part of its statewide modernization initiative. ORT is a cashless, free-flowing toll collection system that eliminates traditional toll plazas and booths. Instead, tolls are electronically charged as vehicles pass beneath overhead gantries at highway speeds. This system improves safety, reduces congestion, and enhances environmental performance. Phase one of ORT launched in January 2025 on the mainline east of Reading and the entire Northeast Extension. Full statewide implementation is expected by January 2027.

AEG is providing multidisciplinary support across multiple contracts for the design and implementation of ORT zones throughout the Commonwealth. Our services include surveying, geotechnical investigations, environmental permitting, and structural engineering. AEG is actively involved in both the Mainline and Northeast Extension, managing numerous task orders simultaneously.

Geotechnical responsibilities include administering boring contracts, performing soil and rock testing in AEG’s AASHTO Accredited and USACE Validated laboratory, and preparing geotechnical reports. AEG also performed and checked foundation designs for gantry structures, reviewed shop drawings for gantry erection, and designed temporary excavation support systems.

Environmental services include wetland identification and delineation, bog turtle habitat clearance, and participation in agency coordination meetings. Surveying tasks include GNSS control surveys, topographic surveys, utility marking, deed mosaic preparation, core boring stake-out, and Right-of-Way plan development.

AEG also supported the demolition design of legacy toll infrastructure, including gantries, plaza canopies, toll islands, buildings, and storage sheds at four Northeast Extension sites. Our team handled surveying, Right-of-Way activities, and environmental permitting for these removals.