East Chicago, Ind., December 20, 2022 – Cline Avenue Bridge, LLC, owned and operated by United Bridge Partners, announces new toll rates effective January 1, 2023. Cline Avenue Bridge continues to offer the lowest rate to drivers who travel with a valid E-ZPass. New standard travel fees take effect midnight on Saturday, December 31, 2022.
- E-ZPass/I-PASS drivers of two-axle passenger vehicles, mopeds, and motorcycles will be debited $2.75 for each crossing from their valid prepaid account, a change of 25 cents per trip.
- For vehicles with three to four axles (including cars with trailers), the new E-ZPass/I-PASS rate is $7.50.
- The new rate for vehicles with five or more axles paying with E-ZPass or I-PASS is $11.50.
- An administrative fee of $4 will be added to Pay-by-Plate transactions, which covers the cost of information lookup, bill printing and mailing.
This month, Cline Avenue Bridge marks two years of providing as the most direct route between Lake County and Chicago. The private bridge was built and operates without any local, state, or federal funding.
Cline Avenue Bridge, LLC is owned by United Bridge Partners (UBP), a private infrastructure company that finances, designs, builds, owns, and operates private toll bridges across the United States, meeting the needs of under-funded state and municipal governments to replace failing bridge infrastructure. UBP uses no local, state, or federal financing to accomplish private bridge projects. The Cline Avenue Bridge reconnects SR 912 to Interstate 90 and serves as “The Gateway of Lake County” while providing the most direct route into Lake County and the most time-saving route to Chicago. For more information, visit clineave.com.