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Tolls to Go Up on Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel

cbbt.com

The price of going across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is going up by an average of 10 percent January 1st 2014.

For passenger cars the toll will go from $12 to $13 during off-peak periods and $15 during peak times – that is Fridays through Sunday between mid-May through mid-September.

There’s also a commuter told of $5 each way for 30 or more one-way trips within 30 days.

The new schedule was approved by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission was approved by a vote of 7-to-2 with both commissioners from Northampton County voting no.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.