HARRISBURG, Pa. — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Motorists on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be hit next year with a 6 percent increase in the price of tolls.
The turnpike commission on Tuesday voted for the rate increase that will take effect Jan. 8.
A typical fare for a passenger car will increase from $1.23 to $1.30 for E-ZPass customers and from $1.90 to $2.10 for those paying in cash.
The new rates won't apply at the Delaware River Bridge westbound cashless tolling point in the Philadelphia suburbs.
In a few areas, the new rates won't take effect until April. That includes the toll rates on the Findlay Connector in Allegheny and Washington counties.
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This is the ninth consecutive year the Turnpike Commission has raised tolls.
Last year, the Pennsylvania Turnpike carried 200 million vehicles.
"The Turnpike Commission is obligated by state law to augment Pennsylvania's infrastructure needs," said Mark Compton, CEO of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. "Our annual payments of $450 million enable PennDOT to provide operating support to mass-transit authorities across the state to help ease future fare increases for riders."
"I wish I'd seen more repairs on the turnpike then I do if they're raising it that much," said Ron Schall of Cranberry.
"Going from here to New Kensington and Monroeville, those roads are a lot wider and are nice, so I guess a lot of that money is used for that," said Chuck Sassano of Chippewa. "But man that's a lot. Six percent is a big number."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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