Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will go up 5% in January.
The increase will happen for both E-Z Pass and Toll By Plate customers.
The E-ZPass fare goes from $1.60 to $1.70.
For Toll By Plate, drivers, the fare bumps from $3.90 to $4.10.
"Today's action is the first time in six years that the rate of increase is under 6%," explained PA Turnpike CEO Mark Compton. "Starting in July 2022, our transit funding requirement to PennDOT under Act 44 of 2007 will be cut to $50 million annually. Finally, we are seeing a light at the end of this very long tunnel. In addition to breathing a huge sigh of relief ourselves, it enables us to begin to offer some relief to customers from those heftier toll increases and refocus on essential improvements to our roadway."
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Since 2007, the increases have been used to to send more than $7 billion to the state Transportation Department.
The increases go into effect at 12:01am on January 1, 2022.