Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increase takes effect
A six percent increase for cash and E-ZPass took effect Sunday.
Automobiles drive into the Fort Washington Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (AP, file)
Motorists who use the Pennsylvania Turnpike are now seeing higher tolls.
A six percent increase for cash and E-ZPass took effect Sunday.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says the increase, approved by commissioners last July, is needed to meet funding and capital-improvement obligations.
The commission also says it is legislatively mandated to offer $450 million in supplemental funding to PennDOT each year.
There will be no 2018 increase for E-ZPass or Toll By Plate customers at the Delaware River Bridge westbound cashless tolling point in Bucks County.
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