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Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Increases To Go Into Effect Jan. 7

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Automobiles drive into the Fort Washington Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004.

A new toll increase on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will go into effect Jan. 7, continuing a 10-year streak of price hikes.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced the increase last summer.

The most common tolls for passenger vehicles will go up from $1.23 to $1.30 for E-ZPass users and from $1.95 to $2.10 for drivers paying in cash.

Commission officials say the increases are necessary because of a 2007 state transportation law that devotes a chunk of turnpike revenues to fund mass transit through 2022.

They also say the increase is needed to improve its 550-mile toll road system.

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