Turnpike tolls go up

HARRISBURG, PA.

A new toll increase on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will go into effect Jan. 6, continuing an 11-year streak of price hikes, says a report from WTAE TV in Pittsburgh.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced the increase last summer. The increase applies to both E-ZPass and cash tolls.

The most common toll will rise from $1.30 to $1.38 for E-ZPass and from $2.10 to $2.25 for cash, according to a previous release from the Turnpike Commission.

To go across the state, starting at the Warrendale Toll Plaza and exiting at the Wyoming Valley Toll Plaza, it will cost E-ZPass holders $41.70 and $58.10 for those paying with cash, according to the toll schedule.