The Turnpike Commission's annual payment to PennDot is set to drop in 2022 to $50 million, which could create funding problems for transit agencies like SEPTA that rely on state money. SEPTA is participating in two studies with the Port Authority of Allegheny County at a combined cost of more than $900,000 that will explore ways transit agencies can compensate for the anticipated loss of turnpike money, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported last week.