A NEW law coming into effect on the first day of 2025 will force drivers to pay $72 to use certain roads.
Motorists using the Ohio Turnpike will notice an increase in rates for toll roads next year.
According to a report by Spectrum News 1 , toll rates on the Ohio Turnpike are to increase, with E-ZPass users with passenger vehicles to see the rate go up from 6.5 to 7.1 cents per mile.
What’s more, cash or credit card users will see an increase from 9.6 to 10.4 cents per mile.
For commercial vehicles, Class 5, E-ZPass users will experience a 22 cents per mile increase, and those paying by cash or credit card will see a 27.6 cents per mile rise.
That means that, from next year, the cost for a full trip westbound of 241 miles, will be $18.50 for E-ZPass passenger vehicles, up from $1.50.
Cash and credit card passenger vehicles will be paying $27, an increase of $1.75.
For commercial vehicles, E-ZPass holders will pay $57.50, which is up $4.25, while cash and credit card payers will fork out a mighty $72.25, an increase of $5.25.