HARRISBURG — It will soon cost more to travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
A 6 percent increase takes effect Sunday for cash and E-ZPass motorists along the 550-mile highway.
The turnpike commission says the money will help fund projects to rebuild and widen the turnpike as well as support Pennsylvania's public transportation needs.
The commission says it generated $1 billion in annual toll revenue from more than 198 million vehicles a year during the 2016 fiscal year.
How much will tolls increase?
The most common Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increase, for traveling by passenger vehicle between two interchanges, will be from $1.16 to $1.23 for those with an E-ZPass account, and from $1.80 to $1.95 when paying cash. Equivalent increases for a Class 5 truck (weighing more than 30,000 pounds and less than 45,000 pounds) are from $9.59 to $10.17 with the pass and from $13.60 to $14.45 with cash.
Motorists paying cash to drive from New Stanton to Breezewood will see a hike from $11.40 to $12.10.
The E-ZPass rate for passenger vehicles at the Turnpike 66 Mainline Toll Plaza in Westmoreland County will increase from $1.55 to $1.64.
For motorists traveling the 353-mile east-west length of the Pennsylvania Turnpike mainline, the new tolls for passenger vehicles are $44.85 if paid with cash and $32.14 if using an E-ZPass while tolls for Class 5 trucks are $133.80 with cash and $96.04 with an E-ZPass. The respective tolls last year were $42.30 and $30.32 for passenger vehicles and $126.20 and $90.60 for trucks.
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