E-ZPass Transponders Available In City Of Chesapeake

By Department of Public Communications

March 4, 2013

Chesapeake City Treasurer Barbara O. Carraway’s office is the first in the Commonwealth to offer “E-ZPass On-The-Go” transponders for sale to motorists who use toll facilities. Sales begin Monday, March 4.

The On-The-Go units are pre-loaded with $35 in prepaid tolls, with $15 available for immediate use and the remaining $20 available once the unit is registered online. Treasurer’s Offices are located at City Hall, as well as in Western Branch, Deep Creek and South Norfolk.

E-ZPass is valid for travel in Hampton Roads on the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, Chesapeake Expressway, Coleman Bridge, and Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It can also be used at toll facilities in 14 other states from North Carolina to Maine. On some facilities, E-ZPass transponders provide savings of time and/or money. For specific questions related to the use of E-ZPass on individual roads or bridges, drivers should contact the facility operator.

On-The-Go Transponders are available for most passenger cars; however, they will not work on a certain vehicles such as those equipped with special windshields that contain metal.

For more information or questions about purchasing “E-ZPass On-The-Go” transponders, contact the Chesapeake City Treasurer’s Office at 382-6764. For information about E-ZPass itself, visit www.EZPassVA.com or call (877) 762-7824.