Cleveland.com reports, the Ohio Turnpike and Information Commission (OTIC) received $448 million in revenue from all sources in 2024, a year-on-year increase of $29.2 million.
Toll collections amounted to $388.4 million, $147.6 million from passenger vehicles and $240.8 million from commercial vehicles. The year-on-year increase in toll collection — $27.6 million — was due in part to 2024 being the start of a series of five annual rate adjustments.
However, traffic volume was also a factor in the revenue gain. The number of vehicles using the turnpike in 2024 rose to 56.1, up 5.4 million from 2023. Last year was the fourth straight year of volume increases.
Miles traveled on the turnpike were recorded as three billion last year, suggesting there was a nominal drop off. However, OTIC noted that miles-traveled data collected in 2023 and earlier years can’t be accurately compared with data obtained in 2024 and subsequent years. Data collection changed as a consequence of the toll system restructure the commission introduced in April 2024.
(Additional OTIC traffic and revenue information can be obtained from the commission website.)