VIRGINIA - The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission voted to approve a revised toll rate schedule at its November 14th meeting. The changes go into effect on January 1.
The current class 1 toll rates for off peak season is $14 with the peak season rate set at $18. The 2024 increases would see those rates raised to $16 and $21, respectively. The price for a 24-hour return trip with E-ZPass would remain at $6 during the off season, while the peak season 24-hour return trip would be reduced from $2 to $1, according to the Commission.
The revised schedule is the third in a series of programmed toll rate changes in compliance with the resolution adopted by the Commission in August 2013, approving a toll rate increase effective January 2014 and approximately 10% increases every five years thereafter to advance the construction of the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project. The last 10% rate increase was January 2019.
While the Consumer Price Index over the past five years has increased more than 22%, the Commission says it will continue to adhere to the 10% increase adopted in 2013. The CBBT’s new rates continue to compare favorably with other toll facilities in the region. At 70 cents per mile for a one-way crossing, 48 cents per mile for a 24-hour roundtrip rate and 30 cents per mile for a commuter rate, the cost per mile for passenger cars on the CBBT is the lowest cost per mile for tolled marine crossings in the region.
Click here to view the new toll rate schedule. The new toll rates continue a peak season pricing methodology (mid-May through mid-September), offer additional round trip discounting for other classes of vehicles and include a 30-Trips in 30-Day discount rate to minimize the impact on local citizens. These discounted toll rates all require the use of E-ZPass.
A public information session will be hosted at the Eastern Shore Welcome Center, located at 32383 Lankford Highway, Cape Charles, VA, on Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 4 pm – 5:30 pm to inform the public about the toll rate schedule revisions, effective January 1, 2024, and provide a general overview on the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project.