CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WV Parkways Authority says they’re anticipating roughly 1.48 million transactions on the WV Turnpike from December 20 to January 2.
WV Parkways compiled data from last holiday travel season and data from 2019.
Christmas Day is expected to be the slowest of the 14-day span, with Friday likely seeing the most transactions.
WV Parkways official day-by-day estimates are as follows:
- Friday, December 20 – 140,000 transactions
- Saturday, December 21 – 130,000 transactions
- Sunday, December 22 – 135,000 transactions
- Monday, December 23 – 105,000 transactions
- Tuesday, December 24 – 52,500 transactions
- Wednesday, December – 25 – 52,00 transactions
- Thursday, December 26 – 130,000 transactions
- Friday, December 27 – 130,000 transactions
- Saturday, December 28 – 120,000 transactions
- Sunday, December 29 – 115,000 transactions
- Monday, Dec. 30 – 105,000 transactions
- Tuesday, December 31 – 75,000 transactions
- Wednesday, January 1 – 85,000 transactions
- Thursday, January 2 – 105,000 transactions.
The WV Turnpike recently introduced the “toll by plate” option, which allows motorists to travel through the EZ-Pass lanes, get their plates scanned and pay on the turnpike’s website within 30 days of the trip.
WV Parkways officials say the yearly EZ-Pass option continues to be the most efficient option, both on the day of travel and in terms of saving money.