Ohio Turnpike customers logged nearly 648.7 million miles traveling on the toll road during the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 1.1 percent compared to the same three-month period a year ago.
Vehicle Miles Traveled Passenger cars traveled 364,974,303 miles, up 1.9 percent; and commercial trucks traveled 283,683,999, up 0.2 percent.
Passenger cars and commercial vehicles accounted for 56.3 percent and 43.7 percent, respectively, of miles traveled.
Traffic Numbers Increase The combined number of vehicles that traveled on the 241-mile turnpike, which is designated as I-80, I-90 and I76, was 11,072,584, up 2.1 percent, during the first quarter of 2024.
Passenger cars completed 8,075,720 trips, up 2.2 percent; and commercial trucks completed 2,996,864 trips, an increase of 1.9 percent.
Passenger cars and commercial vehicles accounted for 72.9 percent and 27.1 percent, respectively, of traffic.
E-ZPass Use Through the first quarter of 2024, combined E-ZPass use by the turnpike’s passenger car and commercial vehicle customers was 76.6 percent, up 0.3 percent compared to the same period in 2023.
E-ZPass use by passenger vehicle customers was 65.4 percent, an increase of 1 percent; and commercial truck customers was 91 percent, up 0.2 percent.
E-ZPass customers, Class 1, can save an average of about 33 percent on tolls compared to non-E-ZPass users of the toll road.
