tolls

Change is in the air, and it’s leaving the toll booths. That’s because the Maine Turnpike Authority is looking to go cashless. Highway officials in the state told the Portland Press Herald on Wednesday they are looking at electronic collection systems. Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills told the Press Herald the authority is taking less cash at toll booths...

Rhode Island’s truck-only tolling system has incorrectly charged roughly 1,800 passenger cars, at least. Peter Alviti, director of the state transportation department, said he’s aware of the problem and has been working for months with the company that installed the gantries to correct the issue, according to The Hummel Report published by The Providence Journal. Alviti said that if a...

A trip on the highway to most places in Maine just got a little more expensive.

The Maine Turnpike Authority increased its tolls starting Monday, marking the first hike in nine years. The toll for passenger cars passing through the new toll booths in York is increasing from $3 to $4. The Maine E-Z Pass rate is increasing by 4% from 7.7 cents per mile to 8 cents per mile. Other fees are increasing, as well….

An associate professor at the UMass Amherst College of Nursing found dozens of tolls from New York and New Jersey charged to her account after she connected a new SUV’s dealer plate to her E-ZPass account.

Tolls in Connecticut are off the table, at least for now, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday.