The Times Herald reports, Michigan DOT is publicly reviewing a proposal to increase the toll rate for crossing the Blue Water Bridge eastbound span from Port Huron to Ontario. One option under consideration would add $2.00 to the toll starting this December 1, 2024. The other would phase-in an increase, starting with a $1.50 jump on December 1 followed by a 50-cent increase on December 1, 2025.
A virtual public engagement session will be held November 12, and an online public survey is already active. Currently, two-axle passenger cars are charged US$3.00 per crossing plus $3.00 for each additional axle. Trucks and buses pay $3.25 per axle. A 50-cent discount is available for EDGE Pass holders.
TRN notes, the Blue Water Bridge is one of two spans between Michigan and Ontario with a unique interoperable toll collection system “involving three independent international bridge operators with different ownership structures.”