E-Z Pass Discount to End Saturday

Discounted E-Z Pass transponders will be available through Saturday, after which the price returns to the regular rate.

Since June 4, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority  has sold more than 13,000 E-ZPass transponders at a discounted promotional price of $10. On July 13 at 1:00 p.m., E-ZPass transponders will return to the regular price of $20.95.

Transponders can be purchased at RITBA headquarters in Jamestown, select AAA locations, and online at www.ritba.org. 

E-ZPass is an electronic toll-collection system used on tolled roads, bridges, and tunnels in the Northeastern U.S., south to North Carolina, and west to Illinois. Currently, there are 25 agencies in 15 states that comprise the E-ZPass Interagency Group. All member agencies use the same technology, allowing travelers to use the same E-ZPass transponder throughout the network.  

In Rhode Island, the transponders are used to collect tolls on the Newport Pell Bridge and will be used to collect the new ten-cent toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge in August.

The E-ZPass Office hours at East Shore Road are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more detail visit www.ritba.org  or call 877-743-9727.