PA Turnpike Toll Increases 5 Percent, Beginning Sunday

VALLEY FORGE, PA —Tolls for motorists on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will increase by five percent, effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 7.

Officials said that the most common toll for a passenger vehicle will increase next year 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, officials said.

After the increase is applied, E-ZPass and Toll By Plate rates for passenger and commercial vehicles will round up to the nearest dime.

The. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commissioner approved the hike at a July meeting.

Mark Compton, turnpike CEO, said the commission is obligated to raise rates annually as part of its legislative mandate to provide PennDOT supplemental funding for transit systems around the state.

“Before we ask customers to pay higher rates, we make sure that we’re keeping our costs as low as possible,” Compton said. “It’s about fiscal restraint. We budget conservatively and consistently deliver expenses at or below those numbers.”

E-ZPass drivers continue to receive the lowest rates across the PA Turnpike, saving nearly 60% compared to the Toll By Plate rates. More information about E-ZPass in available here.