The cost to travel across Lake Pontchartrain starting the middle of next week will be going up. If you are one of the commuters who doesn't have a toll tag, it will cost you $6 to go one way. The tolls are only collected on the St. Tammany side of the span.
Those who use toll tags will be docked $3.40 each time they cross. NOLA.com reports that the new prices will be in effect starting at 3:45 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2.
Causeway General Manager Carlton Dufrechou said earlier this year when the price increases were announced, that they were less than he had first feared.
Dufrechou told WWL-TV in April that he estimated that if you have a causeway tag, your $3 fare could increase to $3.60 or $3.70, and the cash toll would increase from five to six dollars or more.
