The toll tags used by Lake Pontchartrain Causeway commuters for decades will soon be switched out.
Beginning Jan. 27, motorists will be using a new toll tag in order to cross the 24-mile span without having to stop and pay at the toll plaza.
About 20,000 vehicles travel the Causeway each day, and many of those use toll tags, which cuts the toll to $3 and pulls money from driver accounts so they don’t have to wait in lines.
For those that fail to replace their old tags by the deadline, they will either have to pay the non-tag cost of $5 to cross the bridge or circle around and purchase a new decal at the tag office.
Tag holders were notified in mid-November that tags could be replaced via email, telephone, or in person. Since then, thousands of commuters rushed to get their new tags ahead of the deadline, putting a strain on the process. Causeway offices were opened an additional day and the transition process is now going more smoothly. Since November, the commission has replaced over 60,000 tags, with about 25,000 more still needing to be replaced.
