Driving on Chisholm Trail Parkway and other tollways soon will cost a little more.
The North Texas Tollway Authority board has approved a rate increase that amounts to a little less than a penny per mile. The new rate for TollTag users will be 17.06 cents per mile, up from 16.16 cents per mile. Car owners without a TollTag can still use toll roads and have their license plate photographed, but the bill they receive in the mail will be about 50 percent higher than the TollTag rate.
The increase takes effect July 1.
The agency typically raises its rates every two years to cover the increased cost of maintenance, as well as construction of new area toll roads, spokesman Michael Rey said.
Although tolls can be unpopular, they provide the Plano-based tollway authority with the resources to keep roads well-maintained, said tollway authority chairman Kenneth Barr.
"Drivers tell us they choose to pay for driving NTTA toll roads because they find them faster, safer and cleaner," Barr, a former Fort Worth mayor, said in an email.
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