July 08, 2015
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) approved on Tuesday a 6 percent toll increase for both E-ZPass and cash customers to begin in 2016, FOX29 reports.
While the increase impacts cash and E-ZPass rates similarly, E-ZPass users will still save as much as 35 percent on tolls.
As a result, the most common toll for a Class-1 (passenger) vehicle will increase next year from $1.09 to $1.16 for E-ZPass customers and from $1.70 to $1.85 for cash customers. The most common toll for a Class-5 vehicle - a prevalent tractor-trailer class - will increase from $9.05 to $9.59 for E-ZPass customers and from $12.80 to $13.60 for cash customers.
PTC Chairman Sean Logan said that due to financial obligations, the Commission is obligated to increase tolls annually for the foreseeable future.
"We are confident that we can continue to moderate future increases through improved efficiencies, however, we have no choice but to increase tolls as we move forward," Logan told FOX29. "At the moment, traffic and revenue forecasts estimate annual increases of 3 to 6 percent will be required until 2044."
The increase will take effect on Jan. 3, 2016.
