Tolls will rise 4% on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, effective Jan. 4.
In a news release, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said the increase is part of its obligation to repay debt service in which the turnpike contributes to statewide transportation funding as part of Act 44, which passed in 2007 and was amended in 2013. The commission said it has provided $8 billion since 2008.
On the Pennsylvania Turnpike mainline and the Northeast Extension, where tolls are calculated per segment and distance traveled, the Act 44 increase moves the per-mile rate from 7 cents to 7.3 cents and the segment fee from $1.09 to $1.13. On all other extensions, where the tolling infrastructure doesn’t support a per-segment and distance traveled rate, the Act 44 increase will be a straight 4% increase to trips. Toll rates round up to the nearest penny.
In 2026, the most-common toll for a passenger vehicle will increase from $1.86 to $1.94 for E-ZPass customers and from $3.72 to $3.88 for Toll By Plate customers. The most-common toll for a Class-5 tractor-trailer will increase from $23.16 to $24.12 for E-ZPass and from $46.32 to $48.24 for Toll By Plate.
Toll increases will drop to 3.5% in 2027 and to 3% by 2028, the turnpike commission said. Before Act 44, the Pennsylvania Turnpike only raised tolls five times in 64 years.
