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Pa. Turnpike Tolls Rise 25 Percent

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Jan 4, 2009 10:42 pm US/Eastern

Pa. Turnpike Tolls Rise 25 Percent

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ― Most tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike increased 25 percent on Sunday.

The new rates became effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 4th.

The most common toll paid by passenger vehicles will go from 75 cents to 95 cents, while a typical truck's tolls will be $7.85, up from $6.25.

The turnpike's annual revenues will climb from $619 million to about $738 million. The money helps subsidize 74 mass transit agencies and repair the state's bridges and roads.

The only exceptions are some newly opened sections of the turnpike in western Pennsylvania.

It will be the sixth rate change in 68 years, but the turnpike expects to begin increasing tolls every year, by about 3 percent annually.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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