Drivers crossing the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge between Chesapeake and Portsmouth will pay more starting New Year’s Day, as toll rates increased from $3.45 to $3.70 for E-ZPass users with two-axle vehicles. E-ZPass users who drive vehicles with three or more axels will be charged $7.30 during off-peak times, and $13.60 during peak times. Pay-by-mail drivers will be charged those rates plus an additional $5.50.
The Jordan Bridge isn’t the only crossing seeing higher costs. The Downtown and Midtown tunnel toll rates also went up January 1. For those tunnels, rates for E-ZPass users increased from $3.23 to $3.40 during peak times, while pay-by-plate drivers will see rates jump from $7.89 to $8.23.
Angel Spence, a Chesapeake resident told News 3 Chesapeake Reporter Erin Holly that she’s concerned about the increases…