Facts about Ohio River bridges tolling

Source: RiverLink

LOUISVILLE, KY - RiverLink is all-electronic tolling, with no toll booths, no coin machines, no lines and no stopping. Tolling is expected to begin in late 2016.

Toll Rates

Initial toll rates range from $1-12. The lowest rates are for drivers with transponders.

Payment Choices

Payment Choice #1

• Obtain a transponder
• Establish a prepaid account
• Sensors recognize transponder
• Toll deducted from account
• Offers lowest costs and greatest convenience
• Minimum balance to open an account = $20

Payment Choice #2

• Establish a pre-paid account
• License plate recognized on each crossing
• Toll deducted from customer account
• Offers convenience, but rates are higher than with a transponder
• Higher administrative costs
• Minimum balance to open an account = $20

Payment Choice #3

• No prepaid account
• License plate photographed on each crossing
• Invoice sent in the mail to registered owner
• Highest rates due to increased administrative costs
  

Transponder Choices

Transponder Choice #1

• RiverLink local transponder
• Local use only
• Adheres to the windshield
• Non-transferable
• One free for each vehicle

Transponder Choice #2

• RiverLink E-ZPass transponder
• Can use in 16 E-ZPass states
• Adheres to the windshield
• Portable from vehicle to vehicle
• Proposed cost = $15/transponder

Getting a Transponder

• Transponders are expected to be available starting in mid-2016, well in advance of the start of tolling
• Transponders will be available online (www.RiverLink.com), by phone and at customer service centers
• Customer service centers will be located at 400 East Main St. (Louisville) and 103 Quartermaster Court (Jeffersonville)

Which Bridges are Tolled

Tolled Bridges

• Abraham Lincoln Bridge
• East End bridge
• Improved Kennedy Bridge

Non-Tolled Alternatives

• Clark Memorial Bridge
• Sherman Minton Bridge
• TARC buses (TARC will be exempt from paying tolls)

Frequent Drivers

Business rules are being finalized. A frequent driver is expected to be a driver who makes 40 one-way trips on a tolled bridge in a calendar month.

The $1/crossing rate is available to frequent drivers in passenger vehicles with transponders. Only personal accounts qualify for the frequent driver rate.