The price to travel across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway could be going up.
Officials said it is too soon to know for sure if they will need the increased toll to combat rising costs.
In 2017, the toll rose from $3 to $5, or from $2 to $3 for those with toll tags, after a $100 million safety program was implemented.
Officials said while operational costs may increase, the Causeway’s safety measures have been successful. Guardrails on the southbound span were raised by 21 inches to prevent rollovers into Lake Pontchartrain, which has resulted in only 13 incidents since implementation. And 14 new safety pullout lanes were created, reducing rear-end accidents caused by disabled vehicles from 62 in 2017 to 29 last year.
Bridge officials said they will have more information about any potential changes to tolls by mid-summer.
