Expect higher tolls at the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel starting next Monday, Sept. 2.

The Detroit & Canada Tunnel Corp. announced the tolls will be effective for vehicles traveling from the United States to Canada; Canada-to-U.S. tolls will remain the same.
The minimum vehicle fare for commercial trucks and tractor trailers will rise from $2.25 to $2.75, while the additional charge per 100 pounds gross weight will rise to 28 cents from 25 cents. Carriers with monthly charges of over $12,000 will get a 25 percent discount, as before. Carriers with monthly charges over $20,000 will get a 30 percent discount, compared to the previous 27 percent discount.
The toll increase will go into effect two months earlier than a toll increase requested by the company in May of 2001 that was to have taken effect in November, because of additional costs and decreased toll revenues in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The tunnel company is also starting work on a $9 million electrical and mechanical upgrade to the U.S. portions of the tunnel. The higher tolls will help pay for the upgrade. The upgrades on the Canadian side, however, have been delayed because the city will not approve a new, more expensive upgrade plan.