HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - The private operator of the Indiana Toll
Road expects an electronic tolling system will be ready for the
full length of the 157-mile highway later this month.

That means people paying cash at toll booths will pay more
starting April 1. The toll for running the full length of the toll
road will go up to $8 from the current $4.65 for people paying
cash.

Drivers who use an electronic toll transponder won't see a toll
hike until 2016.

The increased tolls were a linchpin to the 2006 deal that
allowed Republican Governor Mitch Daniels to agree to a 75-year
lease of the Toll Road for 3.8 billion dollars.

Commercial trucks have been paying higher tolls since 2006.

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