Ohio Turnpike’s new toll collection system goes live

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission’s new toll collection system, which started as a vision and a study in 2016, went live Wednesday at about 2 a.m.

To accommodate all travelers on the 241-mile Ohio Turnpike – designated as Interstate 80, I-90, and I-76 – the new toll collection system will feature a combination of open road tolling lanes for E-ZPass customers and a gated exit system for non-E-ZPass customers who prefer to pay by cash or credit card.

In 2023, combined E-ZPass use by the Ohio Turnpike’s passenger vehicle and commercial truck customers was 74.1%, up 0.7% from 2022.

The modernization of the toll collection system is the largest construction project in Ohio Turnpike history since its completion in October 1955.

As part of the new system, the old Westgate Toll Plaza at milepost 2 in Williams County has closed and the new Westgate Toll Plaza at milepost 4 in Williams County (near the Ohio/Indiana border) has opened.

The toll plazas in Bryan, Archbold, Wauseon and Delta will no longer charge tolls.

For a complete list of all the changes, CLICK HERE.

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