WAKE COUNTY, N.C. – With the new year comes higher toll rates on the Triangle Expressway. Prices are going up on Jan. 1.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says the toll increase helps with maintenance like road repairs and winter weather prep.
The price hike will also pay off the bonds sold to fund the $1 billion highway.
If you travel the 17-mile stretch in western Wake County between N.C. Highway 147 and the N.C. Highway 55 Bypass, you'll pay 16 cents more if you don't have an NC Quick Pass. That brings the maximum cost to $4.97.
If you do have an NC Quick Pass, you will only pay an extra 12 cents, which brings the maximum cost to $3.25.
As for the future of the Triangle Expressway, plans are underway for upgrades to the highway.
A new interchange at Morrisville Parkway is being designed. It is set to open in the later part of 2019.
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