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E-ZPass News

  • The latest 'smishing' scam came to my phone. How you can spot it and protect yourself

    Patriotledger.com - January 14, 2025 - My turn to receive the latest fraudulent "smishing" scam arrived at 9:27 a.m. Sunday when a text message appeared on my iPhone.

    It told me that I owed money for unpaid tolls on state highways. I do drive a lot, sometimes using toll roads, so I might have found it possibly credible but I'd been forewarned about this one.

    A colleague, Scott Bowdridge, of Walpole, had warned me three days earlier. I was just a bit late on the apparent robo messaging circuit. This EZDriveMass scam has been especially active here since the start of January, according to digital coach Grace Buscher, of Quincy. It was first reported in Massachusetts last June by the state. Read more >>

  • NYC congestion pricing turns Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge into toll trap that hits drivers with $9 charge — even if they’re not heading downtown

    NYPost.com - January 7, 2025 - Congestion pricing seems to have turned the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge from a historically toll-free span into a trap that hammers unsuspecting drivers with the new $9 charge — even if they’re not heading into the toll zone.

    The scheme primarily affects motorists on the lower level of the bridge exiting at East 60th Street — where the congestion pricing zone starts — onto First Avenue, which runs uptown. Read more >>

  • Ohio Turnpike implements toll rate adjustments for 2025

    Cittimagazine.co.uk - January 3, 2025 - The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has introduced new toll rates, effective 1 January 2025. The adjustments apply to both passenger and commercial vehicles, with separate rates for E-ZPass and cash or credit card users.

    E-ZPass customers driving passenger vehicles (Class 1) now pay $0.071 per mile, an increase from the 2024 rate of $0.065. For those using cash or credit cards, the rate has risen to $0.104 per mile from $0.096. Read more >>

  • Tolls rise 3% on three major New Jersey highways

    Audacy.com - January 3, 2025 - The new year ushered in new 3% toll rate hikes for three major New Jersey roads: the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike and the Atlantic City Expressway.

    While the increase affects impacts people who pay with cash and with E-ZPass users, there is a difference between the two. For example, Garden State Parkway tolls will increase on the Parkway’s main line from $2.20 to $2.30 for cash customers and from $2.09 to $2.17 for E-ZPass customers.

    2025 is the fourth consecutive year with a 3% increase for the Parkway and Turnpike. The money is used to pay for long-term capital projects, operations and maintenance.

  • NYC congestion pricing is set to start Jan. 5: What NJ drivers should know

    Northjersey.com - December 30, 2024 - Congestion pricing is on the precipice of starting — again.

    Eight months after Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York suddenly paused congestion pricing, she has decided to revive the program starting Jan. 5 with a lower toll. The new tolling program will charge cars $9 to enter the congestion pricing zone below 60th Street in Manhattan, down from the original $15. Read more >>

  • Pa. Turnpike to phase out tollbooths statewide by 2027

    PostGazette.com - December 30, 2024 - Big changes are on the way for the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the new year as it starts to replace its outdated tollbooths with unobtrusive overhead structures to reduce congestion, but residents of the western region of the state will have to wait to see the benefits.

    Beginning Jan. 5, parts of the turnpike east of Reading and along its Northeastern Extension, which runs through the Delaware Valley, will switch to open road tolling, eliminating toll plazas and tollbooths to allow for free-flowing traffic. Read more >>