New year, new toll rates.
Customers who opt to receive a bill in the mail will pay 50% more than the base rate, plus a $1 processing fee. That means a $2 toll would cost $3 to pay by mail. Vehicles with more than two axles also incur higher fees.
The new rates apply to the following roads:
The MoPac Express Lane will see an 8-cent increase to the base rate, to 73 cents per segment, which matches the rates of the new northbound U.S. 183 express lanes that opened Friday. The express lanes operate on a variable toll system, with prices increasing as demand increases.
Three other tolling points along the 183A corridor will see a larger-than-average increase. The Lakeline plaza, the Crystal Falls plaza and the Crystal Falls ramps will all increase by 9 cents. A 2021 study found that those three locations charged less per mile than similar tolling points elsewhere in the local system, and this year’s increases are part of a three-year plan to phase in hikes so the rates align with comparable local tolls.
During the October meeting, CTRMA board member Ben Thompson said the new rates are appropriate when compared to toll systems in other cities.
“It’s fantastic where we land amongst our peers,” Thompson said. “We’re not bargain basement, but we’re not fleecing anybody either.”
In 2025, toll rates increased by 2.44%, and in 2024 by 3.7%. The largest increase in the last six years came in 2023, when rates spiked 8.2%.