PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Drivers will soon pay more on their toll rates starting Sunday.
Pa. Turnpike reminds motorists that a toll increase was approved last year on July 18 for a 5% increase for E-ZPass and Toll by Plate customers.
The most common toll for a passenger vehicle will increase from $1.80 to $1.90 for E-ZPass customers and from $4.40 to $4.70 for Toll by Plate customers.
The most common toll for a Class-5 tractor-trailer will increase from $14.40 to $15.20 for E-ZPass and from $29.40 to $30.90 for Toll by Plate.
After the increase is applied, E-ZPass and Toll by Plate rates for passenger and commercial vehicles will round up to the nearest dime.
Turnpike will continue to raise tolls through 2051 as the obligation to pay PennDOT $450 million per year to fund non-Turnpike transportation needs around Pennsylvania totaling $8 billion since 2008.
For those who are overdue with payments, Act 112 - signed into law in 2018 and enhanced by the legislature in 2022, enables the Turnpike to work with PennDOT to suspend motor-vehicle registrations of owners with four or more overdue Toll by Plate invoices or $250 or more in unpaid tolls or outstanding toll invoices.
Even with the increase, Turnpike states the per-mile toll rates are lower than national toll averages.