Drivers in greater Glenside who use the Pennsylvania Turnpike will see a four-percent toll increase effective Sunday, January 4.

The new rates apply to E-ZPass and Toll By Plate customers and are driven by Act 44 of 2007, which mandates the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to raise rates annually. Rather than raising taxes, Act 44 uses toll revenue to support state infrastructure. 

Turnpike Commissioners approved the increase at their July 1 meeting. The increase is the lowest since 2014 and “will be used entirely to repay Act 44 debt service”, Turnpike officials said. Rates went up five percent in 2025 and 2024. In 2027, toll increases will drop to 3.5% and to 3% by 2028. 

From a December 30 press release:

On 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 $.07 to $.073 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 existing 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.

For the Turnpike’s toll calculator, you can click here.

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