Traffic & Transit
It Will Cost $62 To Cross PA After Weekend Turnpike Toll Increase
Once the latest increase goes into place this weekend, you can expect to pay more than $62 to cross the state.
HARRISBURG, PA — Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are set to go up by six percent this Sunday. Once the latest increase goes into place this weekend, you can expect to pay more than $62 to cross the state.
The increase was approved in July by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Both E-ZPass and cash customers will experience the toll increase.
It's the 12th year in a row that there has been a toll increase on the Turnpike.
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The most-common toll for a passenger vehicle will increase from $1.40 to $1.50 for E-ZPass customers and from $2.30 to $2.50 for cash customers. The most common toll for a Class-5 tractor trailer will increase from $3.70 to $4.00 for E-ZPass and from $16.30 to $17.30 for cash.
The cashless toll at the westbound Delaware River Bridge will increase from $5.30 to $5.70 for E-ZPass customers and from $7.20 to $7.70 for those who use PA Turnpike TOLL BY PLATE.
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To find out how much more you'll be paying, visit the toll calculator.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials said the increase is required to meet escalating debt-service costs associated with the agency's annual Act 44/Act 89 contributions to the Commonwealth of PA for transit operations and funding for its 10-year capital program.
“Since 2007, the commission has increased tolls annually to maintain its aging roads and make good on a funding obligation required by two state laws, Act 44 of 2007 and Act 89 of 2013,”said Mark Compton, turnpike CEO. “As a result, the commission has delivered $6.6 billion in toll-backed funding to PennDOT in the last dozen years.”
In addition to paying debts, the increases will also support the turnpike commission’s 10-year plan to preserve the highway. “Parts of our tollway turn 79 years old on Oct. 1, and we must continue to invest in our road to make it safer, smoother and wider for customers,” Compton said.
More changes are on the horizon for the turnpike. It will fully transition to cashless tolling by 2021. Learn more about that here.
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