Turnpike Rates Higher in 2012
Make sure you have a little extra change in the cup holder before you hop on any of Ohio's turnpikes.
For some travelers, it costs a little more to travel Ohio's toll roads this new year. New Ohio Turnpike toll rates took effect Jan. 1. The new rates, which were approved by the Ohio Turnpike Commission in March 2009, will continue to provide an E-ZPass incentive, where E-ZPass customers pay a lower toll than customers who pay with cash or a credit card. Some customers who travel between only one or two interchanges may not experience any change in their toll fare. For example, customers traveling from the Strongsville/Cleveland Interchange (TP 161) to the Akron Interchange (TP 180) currently pay 75 cents with E-ZPass or $1.25 without E-ZPass. On Jan. 1, customers traveling that same route will pay the same rate. Under the new rates, the …
Bill Conners
12:17 pm on Saturday, January 7, 2012
Brandon if you get your ez pass from another ez pass state, some of them don't charge a monthly fee like Mass. I need to get one from them before they close the loophole. Although we will still save money for the travels we do each year why give the state an extra $9 a year. I think the cost of the transponders was offset by the people they laid off when it became active a few years ago. The … more ›