As part of a planned reorganization, the Pennyslvania Turnpike Commission has appointed a new slate of leaders, naming Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Leslie S. Richards as its Chair.
Richards served on the five-member commission in her capacity as the state’s top transportation official. She will continue in that role, which she has held since January 2015. With a $9 million annual budget and more than 11,500 employees, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation oversees more than 40,000 miles of roads and bridges, 38 public transit systems and three ports,