ST. IGNACE (WKZO) -- Commuter tolls to cross the Mackinac Bridge are going up on January 1st.  The increase is part of a long-term plan to implement incremental increases regularly to fund a maintenance and preservation program.  That will include a complete deck replacement project within the next ten years.

Commuter toll rates go up to two-dollars and ten cents per crossing provided commuter card holders come back across within 36-hours.  All other toll rates for bridge traffic will stay the same.  The 55-year-old Mackinac Bridge is maintained and operated exclusively with toll revenue.