![]() Monday, which is Labor Day, according to the HCTRA. No action is required by customers to receive the discount, which will be implemented automatically starting at 12:01 a.m. The price change applies only to two-axle vehicles with an EZ TAG, which is issued by the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA), and only on the aforementioned roads managed by the agency. "This will make it a little bit easier for all of them." "There are people who live in every precinct in Harris County who many times have no choice but to take the toll road to get where they need to go," Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis said in January, when the changes were adopted. They are designed to encourage greater EZ TAG usage, thereby boosting revenue for the toll road authority while also providing financial incentive to customers. ![]() The discounted rate, along with a handful of other policy changes, were approved earlier this year by county commissioners. ![]() ![]() The price change goes into effect Monday, marking the first time since its inception in 1983 that the toll road authority will reduce its regular rates. The Harris County Toll Road Authority is implementing a 10 percent discount for EZ TAG holders when they drive on roads operated by the agency – the Sam Houston Tollway, Hardy Toll Road and the Harris County portions of the Tomball and Westpark tollways. Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media A car drives through an electronic tolling facility on the Hardy Toll Road on March 14, 2022.ĭriving on some of the Houston area's tollways will become a little bit less expensive next week. ![]()
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