The number of travelers, vehicle miles traveled and EZPass use on the Ohio Turnpike have increased through the first nine months of 2022, according to the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission.
The combined number of passenger cars and commercial trucks that traveled on the 241-mile Ohio Turnpike from January through September 2022 was 37,534,377, an increase of 1.5 percent compared to the same ninemonth period a year ago. Passenger cars, 27,725,141, were up 1.3 percent, and commercial trucks, 9,809,236, rose by 2 percent. Total vehicle miles traveled was 2,316,160,610 year-to-date through the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 1.7 percent compared to last year. Passenger cars traveled 1,384,665,074 miles, up 0.5 percent, and commercial trucks traveled 931,495,536 miles, an increase of 3.5 percent.
In addition, E-ZPass use on the turnpike continued to increase. To date this year, 63.2 percent of passenger car customers used E-ZPass, an increase of 2.3 percent compared to the same period a year ago; and 89 percent of commercial truck customers used E-ZPass, up 1.7 percent.
Ohio E-ZPass customers can save an average of 33 percent on toll rates, which are calculated and deducted from prepaid account balances. Check out the Fare Calculator, ohioturnpike. org/e-zpass/toll-rates to compare toll rates and the savings with E-ZPass.
