Toll Hike To Become Official When Tollway Board Passes Budget

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (CBS) -- The steep increase in tolls on Illinois tollways will be official after a vote Thursday.

The Illinois Toll Highway Authority Board on Thursday is expected to approve its 2012 budget, which includes the higher tolls the board passed in August.

On Aug. 25, the board of directors passed a plan to increase tolls, by 35 cents for I-Pass users, and 70 cents for cash payers.

Basic I-Pass toll rates will increase from 40 cents to 75 cents, with those who use cash to pay $1.50. Some toll plazas will cost as much as $1.90 for I-Pass.

For I-Pass users, tolls have not increased in nearly 30 years, Illinois Toll Highway Authority executive director Kristi LaFleur said in August.

The hike takes effect in January.

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