PORTSMOUTH, VA -- Ringing in the new year means watching the Times Square ball drop, toasting with champagne with friends... and paying more the next time you drive through the Portsmouth-Norfolk tunnels.
Beginning January 1, 2019, the toll rates for the Downtown and Midtown tunnels will go up, according to Elizabeth River Crossings.
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During peak hours, from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Monday through Friday:
- Rates for E-ZPass passenger vehicles will increase from $2.09 to $2.20.
- Rates for registered/pre-paid pay-by-plate customers will increase from $3.81 to $3.98.
- Rates for unregistered pay-by-plate customers will increase from $5.53 to $5.76.
During all other (non-peak) hours, including holidays and weekends:
- Rates for E-ZPass passenger vehicles will increase from $1.73 to $1.79.
- Rates for registered/pre-paid pay-by-plate customers will increase from $3.45 to $3.57.
- Rates for unregistered pay-by-plate customers will increase from $5.17 to $5.35.
For more information, visit the Elizabeth River Tunnels website.
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